Karen,
Hard as it is to believe right now, tracking will become second nature
before you know it. Also in case nobody mentioned it, to fully charge an
optacon with a run-down battery takes about 14 hours. If the machine has
not been used in some time, it's most likely that the battery does need
replacement.
When you are ready to practice tracking you might want to use an ink
printer to print out a few pages of simple characters. For example, on one
page, print a line of hyphens near the top, another line of hyphens in the
middle, and a third line of hyphens near the bottom. Practice locating all
three lines. Then practice keeping the line of hyphens in the middle of
the array (the place where you put your finger). When you have more or
less mastered that, you can move on to other things. Another page could
contain 26 rows, each row containing a letter of the alphabet. Again,
you'll practice locating the rows and following them across.
If you need suggestions for practice material, or you have other
questions, just let the list know.
Catherine
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