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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Eric:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 19, 2010 9:00
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Pibe-division] Reading Rate
Standards</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Hi
Everyone,</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">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?</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">I would
greatly appreciate your thoughts & input.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Sincerely,</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Eric
Vasiliauskas</SPAN></P></DIV>
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