Download or read book Key to the New York Point System of Tangible Writing and Printing for Literature, Instrumental and Vocal Music, and Mathematics written by William B. Wait and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Key to the New York Point System of Tangible Writing and Printing for Literature, Instrumental and Vocal Music, and Mathematics: Designed for the Use of the Blind As a first step, a test of the reading power of each pupil was made, which disclosed that a majority of the pupils were unable to read at all, While only a few could read well. The system then accepted and in general use was the Boston Line, a form of the ordinary Roman type, and as the only books then available were in that style, an intensive effort was made to impart to every pupil the power of facile finger reading. This special effort, covering two years, proved that a large proportion of. The pupils, including many having excellent mental endowments, were Wholly unable to read the Boston Line books, and from data furnished by other schools, confirmed by my own observations, it was clear that similar inability to read existed in all the schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.