[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Immersion

[Susan Jolly]

What might actually be an interesting study is to compare adult learners who happen to learn to read braille visually before they have vision problems versus those who are not familiar with btaille until they have to start directly with tactile reading. If it turns out that prior visual reading of braille is helpful in these cases, it suggests that older people learn to read simulated braille visually just in case they might ever need it.

Susan Joll

> On Apr 24, 2024, at 8:30 AM, Sanho Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wro
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> Ramona: 
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> Was referring to adult learners, yes. I suspect the brain will adapt more quickly if I ask it to use Braille for nearly all daily literacy tasks. I was simply surprised not to see this approach discussed much in literature or research. 
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> Sanho 
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>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 10:38 AM, Ramona W via NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Are you talking about the brand new learner of
>> Braille who is an adult?  Very few, if any, kids who learn Braille at a young age will  experience fatigue if they are learning braille with their schoolwork.  If we can get adults to relax hands and full bodies, they will experience much less fatigue, both physical and mental.  Don't know for sure what you mean by immersion.  If I read a lot because a book is very exciting, I might need a break, whether the book is Braille or recorded. I don't think there has been much research on any of this.  If research is done, I hope it will be done well.  Unfortunately, that has not always been the case.
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>> Best,
>> 
>> Ramona
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>>>> On 4/23/2024 6:16 PM, Sanho Steele-Louchart via NFB-Braille-Discussion wrote:
>>> All:
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>>> Not seeing any research on this. Have you found better results with braille immersion over speech or do you find that immersion results in diminishing returns given neurological and cognative fatigue?
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>>> Sanho
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