READING
TERMS AND
DEFINITIONS:
CURSOR: a short
vertical blinking line signifying the insertion point of a character (it’s
where a character will appear)
CHARACTER: a letter,
number or some other symbol that can be typed
LINE: a continuous
row of characters from left to right (not necessarily a sentence)
KEYS YOU WILL NEED TO
KNOW:
Windows keys:
control, some numpad keys, arrow keys, home and end
JAWS Keys: insert
EXPLANATION:
These are some basic
reading keys, there are more. When reading a current character, word, line or
sentence the cursor does not move. When reading next or prior character, word
or sentence the cursor moves and reads what is to the right of the cursor. For
example, when you use the command for next sentence the cursor will move to the
beginning of the sentence and read what is to the right of the cursor. When you
use the command to read next or prior line the cursor does not move to the
beginning of the line, it just moves down or up but reads the whole line. To
move the cursor to the beginning of a line you use the home key. To move the
cursor to the end of the line you use the end key. To move the cursor to the
top of the document use control home. To move the cursor to the end of the
document use control end.
Say current character
num pad 5
Say next character right
arrow
Say prior character left
arrow
Say character
phonetically num pad 5 twice quickly
Say current word
insert num pad 5
Say next word insert
right arrow
Say prior word insert
left arrow
Say current line
insert up arrow
Say next line down
arrow
Say prior line up
arrow
Say current sentence
alt num pad 5
Say next sentence alt
down arrow
Say prior sentence
alt up arrow
ACTIVITIES:
Use basic reading keys
to read
THE PASTOR'S CAT
Dwight Nelson recently told a
true story about the pastor of his church. He had a kitten that climbed up a
tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed,
offered warm milk, etc.
The kitty would not come down.
The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied
a rope to his car and drove away so that the tree bent down, he could then
reach up and get the kitten.
That's what he did, all the while
checking his progress in the car. He then figured if he went just a little bit
further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But
as he moved the car a little further forward, the rope broke, the tree went
"bong!" and the kitten instantly sailed through the air-out of sight.