[Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards

Hartle, Mary Jo mhartle at nfb.org
Thu Jul 15 15:13:08 UTC 2010


Hi Sheila,
    I just wanted to say that I enjoyed your presentation last week at
the NFB convention.  I also congratulate you on your recent retirement.
I hope you have lots of fun plans for it and look forward to future
collaborations with you.
 
Sincerely,
Mary Jo T. Hartle 

 

Mary Jo Thorpe-Hartle, MEd, NOMC

Director of Education 

NFB Jernigan Institute 

 

 

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[mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sheila Amato
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 5:31 PM
To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards


I just returned from Los Angeles California where I attended the finals
for the Braille Challenge. Yep, I saw just that... fingers flying over
braille and braillers. I was delighted and honored to walk with and chat
with the top 60 finalists in North America... kids in grades 1-12 who
represented 43 states and 4 Canadian provinces. 
 
One of the students from our Long Island Regional Braille Challenge took
first place in her grade group, Sophomores!  My own student did
admirably well for being the 5th grader in a combined 5th/6th grade
grouping. He was proud that he tried his best and had fun. Whatever the
outcome, it is still cool to be able to say that you are among the top
12 finalists. Guess that makes all of them winners. 
 
There are several youtube videos of regional competitions throughout the
country, as well as several newspaper articles. If you want to learn
more about this event, check out www.braillechallenge.org. 
 
Sheila
 
 

From: Dr. Denise M. Robinson <mailto:dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com>  
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:01 PM
To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
<mailto:pibe-division at nfbnet.org>  
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards

You are EXACTLY correct James. By 12th grade our kids need to be reading
250-300+ and they do if you expect it and teach to that degree.


       Denise 
 
Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
Yakima School District
TechVision-Independent Contractor
509-674-1853     deniserob at gmail.com <mailto:deniserob at gmail.com> 


--- On Tue, 6/29/10, James Konechne <JamesKonechne at BISM.org> wrote:



	From: James Konechne <JamesKonechne at BISM.org>
	Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards
	To: "Professionals in Blindness Education Division List"
<pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
	Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 8:50 PM
	
	

	Hi everyone,

	I don't buy the whole 120 wpm as a standard for what a blind
adult reads.  The average sighted college student reads at between 250
and 350 wpm.  Lots of factors go in to how fast a person reads, but if
you set an expectation of a person reading at 120 wpm, that's what
you'll get.  If you set it at 250 or 350wpm, then you'll probably get
that.  You've got to set and keep high expectations; people live up to
the expectations set for them.

	Anyway, that's my two cents worth. 

	James K 

	From: pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mary Willows
	Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 10:51 PM
	To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List
	Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards

	

	Hi Eric:

	This is a great question.  I spoke to Dr. Sharon Sacks at the
California School for the Blind about this topic.  Apparently, there are
no standards.  It is thought that adult fluency is 120 words per minute.
This would be a great research project. 

	 

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		Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2010 9:00 AM

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		Hi Everyone, 

		Many school districts assess the reading speed &
accuracy of students at the beginning & end of their school year. How is
reading fluency approached & assessed for blind/VI students? What
benchmarks & assessment tools are educators using in the field? How
often are reading rate assessments performed? Are therereading rate
standards for blind/VI students?

		I would greatly appreciate your thoughts & input. 

		Sincerely, 

		Eric Vasiliauskas 
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