Using a Braille Tachistoscope to Improve Braille Reading Speed.

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Title: Using a Braille Tachistoscope to Improve Braille Reading Speed.
Language: English
Authors: Cates, D. L., Sowell, V. M.
Source: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness. Dec 1990 84(10):556-559.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 1990
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Reading Improvement, Reading Rate, Reading Skills, Tachistoscopes
ISSN: 0145-482X
Abstract: Three blind university students used a computer-generated tachistoscope-like display of electronic braille in an effort to increase reading speeds. Results did not indicate conclusively that such a program is effective in increasing reading speed while maintaining comprehension or in maintaining speed following the withdrawal of treatment. (JDD)
Notes: Special Issue on Danger and Opportunity: Technological Issues for the 1990s.
Journal Code: CIJSEP1991
Entry Date: 1991
Accession Number: EJ425728
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Three blind university students used a computer-generated tachistoscope-like display of electronic braille in an effort to increase reading speeds. Results did not indicate conclusively that such a program is effective in increasing reading speed while maintaining comprehension or in maintaining speed following the withdrawal of treatment. (JDD)
ISSN:0145-482X