I can only comment on my own experiences, but I've always been good at spelling. I'm sure Braille has a lot to do with it, but I can't remember a time before I knew Braille and I learned it at a young age. I usually have an idea or image in my mind of what a word in Braille should look like. I remember when first learning the computer thinking how odd it was that I had to write out each individual letter instead of using grade II contractions. Other than that, all I can say is that I'm terrible at math and I've always enjoyed English and literature. I'm sure others have better explanations, but I've always been gifted with good spelling. I never use a spellchecker because I don't need it. The only regular errors I have is when this stupid keyboard decides to not register a letter. Better keyboards don't have that problem. On 4/10/2013 4:32 AM, Bill Cox wrote: > My central vision only started to decay a few years ago, so I've only > learned to listen to books over the last three years. I was always a > terrible speller, and a very slow reader, which I thought were related. > However, you guys seem to spell quite well, yet even a fast Braille reader > would have read more slowly than me. I'm just curious how you guys learned > to spell so well when the slow readers like me never did. In my case, > typing is what has finally enabled me to spell most words correctly. I > cannot tell you how to spell a word if you ask me, but the muscle memory in > my hands know how to spell most common words. Did touch memory help with > Braille?
