[Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards

Wed Jun 30 17:10:03 UTC 2010

Thank you all for your perspectives on braille reading rates.
Beyond what is being done for the general education population in any given
school district, are there formal "best practice" guidelines that are
accepted in the TVI field & followed regarding how often to assess reading
rates & what materials to use for such assessments - or is this all left up
to individual teachers.
Sincerely,
Eric Vasiliauskas

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 9:46 AM, James Konechne <JamesKonechne at bism.org>wrote:

>  Hi Toni and all,
>
> I agree that many of our students may not read at 200-300 wpm. As teachers,
> we always have to guard against lowering our expectations, though.  No
> matter what you think about how fast a student will read, encourage him and
> expect him to perform and push him hard!
>
> The more you’ll expect from someone, the more you’ll get.
>
>
>
> *From:* pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:
> pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] *On Beha*Toni_Anderson at sbcss.k12.ca.us
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:03 PM
> *To:* pibe-division at nfbnet.org; pibe-division at nfbnet.org
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> *Subject:* Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards
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>
>
> 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.
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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.
>
>
>
> Sheila
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>
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> *From:* Dr. Denise M. Robinson <dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com>
>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:01 PM
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> *To:* Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<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
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> 509-674-1853     deniserob at gmail.com <deniserob at gmail.com>
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>
>
> --- On *Tue, 6/29/10, James Konechne <JamesKonechne at BISM.org>* wrote:
>
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> 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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> *Subject:* [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards
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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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