[Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards

[Dr. Denise M. Robinson]

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

--- 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. 

 


----- Original Message ----- 

From: DrV 

To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List 

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

Subject: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards

 
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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