The missing link between nonsense words and unknown words is "meaning"...If the child has "nowhere else to look but at the word" find another book or ask for help. Elisa
Elisa Waingort Grade 2 Spanish Bilingual Dalhousie Elementary Calgary, Canada The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. —Helen Keller Visit my blog, A Teacher's Ruminations, and post a message. http://waingortgrade2spanishbilingual.blogspot.com/ Here's my point: any multisyllabic word, or any word that you may have never seen before has a lot in common with non-sense words. Students must be absolutely fluent in the alphabetic principal in order to advance their reading skills. A non-sense word test does a very good job of mimicking what kids need to be able to do when they have no where else to look but at the word...no pictures, no adult help, nothing but their own tool box of skills...and keep in mind that at some point, even context will break down as a way to figure out meaning... give us good information on how kids attack words they have never seen before. Amy McGovern Reading Teacher Direct Instruction Specialist Educational Consultant 715-966-6645
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