[AERNet] Braille Reading Rates

[cmlien at juno.com]

TSBVI lists the following information in their Assessment Kit - Reading:

3RD Grade 51 WPM

4TH Grade 58 WPM

5TH Grade 66 WPM

6TH Grade 67WPM

College 115 WPM


There is also a Michigan scale which has different figures:
3rd grade--30 wpm.
6th grade--60 wpm.
9th grade--90 wpm.
High school graduate--120 wpm.

Karen Wolff states that for a braille user to use Braille successfully in
the work place he/she should be able to read at a rate of at least 150
wpm.

I have heard, but don't have a source, that on average the Braille reader
reads 1/3-1/2 the rate of the average print reader. Hope this helps!
Candy Lien, TVI