<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">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.<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <BR>Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired<BR>Yakima School District</DIV>
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<DIV>509-674-1853 <A href="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank> deniserob@gmail.com</A></DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 6/29/10, James Konechne <I><JamesKonechne@BISM.org></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: James Konechne <JamesKonechne@BISM.org><BR>Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards<BR>To: "Professionals in Blindness Education Division List" <pibe-division@nfbnet.org><BR>Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2010, 8:50 PM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hi everyone,</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">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.</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Anyway, that’s my two cents worth.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Mary Willows<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 25, 2010 10:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi Eric:</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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. </SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Saturday, June 19, 2010 9:00 AM</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> [Pibe-division] Reading Rate Standards</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I would greatly appreciate your thoughts & input.</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sincerely,</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Eric Vasiliauskas</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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