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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thank you, Mary Jo... it was quite the experience
to speak before that large an audience about a topic that is so emotional. But I
truly loved doing it. I do hope that we can collaborate on future ventures and
adventures. Together, we can make beautiful things happen. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sheila</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mhartle@nfb.org
href="mailto:mhartle@nfb.org">Hartle, Mary Jo</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:13 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=414131215-15072010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Hi Sheila,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=414131215-15072010> <FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>I just wanted to say that I enjoyed your
presentation last week at the NFB convention. I also congratulate you on
your recent retirement. I hope you have lots of fun plans for it and look
forward to future collaborations with you.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=414131215-15072010><FONT color=#0000ff
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=414131215-15072010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2 face=Georgia><SPAN
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size=2 face=Georgia>Mary Jo Thorpe-Hartle, MEd, NOMC</FONT></P>
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face=Georgia>Director of Education </FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org
[mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Sheila
Amato<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 29, 2010 5:31 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Professionals
in Blindness Education Division List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division]
Reading Rate Standards<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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 <A
href="http://www.braillechallenge.org">www.braillechallenge.org</A>.
</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sheila</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title="mailto:dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com
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href="mailto:dmehlenbacher@yahoo.com">Dr. Denise M. Robinson</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:01 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pibe-division] Reading Rate
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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>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Brush Script MT'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT
color=#4040ff> Denise
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Brush Script MT'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt"></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"
rel=nofollow target=_blank> deniserob@gmail.com</A></DIV><BR><BR>---
On <B>Tue, 6/29/10, James Konechne <I><<A
href="mailto:JamesKonechne@BISM.org">JamesKonechne@BISM.org</A>></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-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></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Anyway,
that’s my two cents worth.</SPAN>
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K</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-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></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A
title=pibe-division@nfbnet.org
href="http://us.mc524.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pibe-division@nfbnet.org"
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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></P></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></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi
Everyone,</SPAN>
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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></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I
would greatly appreciate your thoughts & input.</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sincerely,</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Eric
Vasiliauskas</SPAN>
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