[blindkid] reasonable reading speed target for IEP?

[DrV]

Hi Kayleigh,
Can you elaborate on the source?
Eric V

On 9/22/11 5:04 PM, "Kayleigh Joiner" <kayleigh281 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Here is a link that has the average reading speeds of sighted kids in
>grades
>one through eight. It is taken from Jerry John.
>https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?authkey=CMSu8aEH&key=0AmOnk1wHTSbm
>dEdPWjBSRTBuaU1HSFhmN0dJQU13UUE&hl=en&authkey=CMSu8aEH#gid=0
>
>I hope that this helps.
>
>Kayleigh
>
>On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Lynda Zwinger <lyndaz918 at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>  Hi all--
>>
>> It's IEP time (yippee!).  My son is in 6th grade.  I want his IEP
>>Braille
>> reading goal to be to achieve the same speed (say, middle of the bell
>> curve)
>> as that expected of sighted kids reading print.
>>
>> Apparently, the school staff doesn't keep that number on hand.  (?)
>>
>> Does anyone know what it would be?
>>
>> My son is smart, but dedicated to the proposition that if nobody makes
>>him
>> do it, it doesn't have to be done.  :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Lynda
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