[optacon-l] Re: Optacon reading technique
- From: "CH ARNOLD" <4carolyna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 15:29:22 -0400
I tend to keep characters thinner, threshold higher. Now, that is for fast
reading. If I had to study something more carefully, like floor plans, then,
I would adjust accordingly.
(GIFT) - God is forever true,
Carolyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 2:55 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Optacon reading technique
I keep my finger flat so I can use the whole array. I adjust the camera's
zoom so I can feel an entire letter on the display,. Generally I find the
threshold setting where the lines making up the letter are as thin as
possible without breaking, as the spaces in letters define their shape as
much as do the lines. I tend to adjust the intensity periodically to avoid
finger fatigue, trying to keep it intense enough I don't have to struggle to
identify letters, but not so much I numb out my finger.
I try to keep my camera moving at a constant rate, and move it fast enough
that I'm forced to focus, although I don't move it as fast as when I used
the Optacon all day every day for work.
I find that becoming a good reader is like becoming a good instrumentalist,
it requires disciplined, goal-oriented practice, working on different
aspects of the reading process during each practice session. To build
speed, read something who's context you're familiar with so you can push
speed, or, read something you're passionately interested in so the carrot is
what is next...
Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Feinstein" <harlynn@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 10:10 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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