Return-Path: <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g69JOPX20051; Tue, 9 Jul 2002 15:24:25 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 15:24:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <OFD96E34CC.2C3396A1-ON85256BF1.006A349E@notes.duke.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Kerry Harwood" <harwo001@mc.duke.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3730] Re: Pronunciation guides X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1288 Lines: 46 In my experience, the primary benefit of pronunciation guides is increasing patient confidence and ability to communicate with their health care providers. If they don't know how to pronounce the word, they may not ask the questions they have that require they use that word. Kerry Harwood, RN, MSN "Helen Osborne" <helen@healthliteracy.com>@nifl.gov on 07/09/2002 11:57:45 AM Please respond to nifl-health@nifl.gov Sent by: nifl-health@nifl.gov To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-health@literacy.nifl.gov> cc: Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3728] Pronunciation guides To my colleagues on NIFL-Health , Recently, a client of mine asked me about pronunciation guides -- wondering whether they truly help the reading process or, instead, make it more difficult. These guides are to be used for complex, multi-syllabic words that the reader needs to understand, such as the names of drugs they are taking. My question to all of you is -- in your experience, do pronunciation guides help or hinder reading ease for patients and families? Why or why not? Thanks in advance for the gift of your opinion, ~Helen Helen Osborne, M.Ed., OTR/L Health Literacy Consulting, Natick, MA Phone: 508-653-1199 E-mail: helen@healthliteracy.com Web site: http://www.healthliteracy.com
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