[Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards

Tue Jun 29 22:13:37 UTC 2010

See attached for reading rates put out by a leader in the field--Jerry Johns

       Denise 

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
Yakima School District
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--- On Tue, 6/29/10, Brandy W <branlw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

From: Brandy W <branlw at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards
To: "Professionals in Blindness Education Division List" <pibe-division at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 11:10 PM

I read some where around 1200 silently, and more like 150 aloud. I must admit my schooling did not teach me to read like this, but rather my discover when learning to teach children to read I discovered just how slow of a reader I was in Braille and worked my but off to get faster. I read some kind of Braille every day and if I don't if I'm sick or something I see my fluency drop.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dr. Denise M. Robinson 
To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List 
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:01 PM
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

--- 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

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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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