[optacon-l] Re: Optacon reading technique
- From: "CH ARNOLD" <4carolyna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 14:26:30 -0400
Robert, I'm a life-long Braille reader and a 39-year Optacon reader. I tend
to keep the Intensity floor boarded.
(GIFT) - God is forever true,
Carolyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Feinstein" <harlynn@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 11:10 AM
Subject: [optacon-l] Optacon reading technique
I have been using my optacon a great deal and have a question. I keep my
left index finger on the array, but my finger is a bit bent, not totally
flat. I find that when I read, I sometimes miss the letters that hit your
finger lower down, especially the g or the q. Do any of you have that
problem? Also, I am not sure if it is better to make the letters smaller,
so you read more with your finger tip, and less far down? I'd be very
interested if people on the list could describe how they position their
index finger, and what size they make the print.
I ask because I can read pretty well, but always get stuck when the word
begins with a g or a q: I'm just not feeling the bottom of those letters
all of the time.
Also, I only change the threshold setting and not the intensity. Do most
of you do that, or do you change the intensity (the top knob) at times?
I find that if I am reading a simple letter I'm fine, but anything a
bit complicated, my comprehension isn't good, because I'm concentrating so
hard on reading that the meaning gets a bit lost. Do any of you have this
problem? Especially with very long sentences and more difficult words?
An optacon instructor once told me to read the first letters of a word
more slowly, and then speed up for the rest of the word, but I find this
difficult to do. Sometimes I try to guess at a word, and find I've
guessed wrong and have to back track.
Any advice or experiences of others would be most welcome, and I thank all
of you in advance for your help. I truly love the optacon and want to
improve, and I feel I can learn a lot from all of you, as many of you read
much better than I do.
I like how my serviced optacon is working: I keep it plugged in all the
time anyway, so this is perfect for me. I'm glad I had the battery
removed.
Kindest regards,
Robert in Brooklyn, NY
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