Recent studies have reported considerable success in teaching the visually handicapped techniques of rapid reading. Most of the braille readers participating in these studies had been reading for several years; little if any efforts have been made toward application of rapid reading principles in the primary grades. This article identifies twelve rapid reading principles and discusses their implementation by itinerant or resource teachers of beginning braille readers.
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