Tactile and Visual Reading

Abstract

Based on a review of the literature on reading, including the details of its information processing aspects and the role of the sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory, it is concluded that both visual and tactile reading involve the same basic processes. Taking into account what is known about visual reading and the results of recent experiments on the sense of touch, it is suggested that certain simplifications in the braille code and changes in the mode of presentation (dynamic-rhythmic rather than spatial) would considerably improve the efficiency of braille reading.