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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com href="mailto:dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com">Dr.
Denise M. Robinson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Professionals in Blindness Education
Division List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 29, 2010 3:01
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate
Standards</DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>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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color=#4040ff> Denise
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style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Brush Script MT'"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV>Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. <BR>Teacher of the Blind &
Visually Impaired<BR>Yakima School District</DIV>
<DIV>TechVision-Independent Contractor</DIV>
<DIV>509-674-1853 <A href="mailto:deniserob@gmail.com"
target=_blank
rel=nofollow> deniserob@gmail.com</A></DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue,
6/29/10, James Konechne <I><JamesKonechne@BISM.org></I></B>
wrote:<BR>
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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
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everyone,</SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">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></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Anyway,
that’s my two cents worth.</SPAN>
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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></P></DIV></DIV>
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Eric:</SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">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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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'"> [Pibe-division]
Reading Rate Standards</SPAN></P></DIV>
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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></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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would greatly appreciate your thoughts & input.</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Sincerely,</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Eric
Vasiliauskas</SPAN>
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