[Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards

Tue Jun 29 22:02:58 UTC 2010

I taught a student who won the Braille Challenge after leaving me.  He was an
excellent braille reader.  He was also very smart.  Many of our students will
never read at 250-300 words per minute because even if they had normal
vision, it wouldn't be something they could do.

Toni Anderson
VI-SDC, Dona Merced Elem.
10333 Palo Alto Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
(909) 941-8869

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From: pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org on behalf of Sheila Amato
Sent: Tue 6/29/2010 2:31 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
<http://www.braillechallenge.org/> . 

Sheila

From: Dr. Denise M. Robinson <mailto:dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com>  
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:01 PM
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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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		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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