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Practice 2 for Beginning Word Reading
Multiple Choice
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For this activity you need to examine and compare the two passages below that are typical of those found in different types of beginning reading books.
For each passage:
Decodable words: examine the words to determine how many words in each passage are decodable for students who have learned all of the most common sounds for single letters;
Sight words: determine how many words are in the 25 most frequently used sight word list (from the list in Lesson 4);
Non-decodable words: determine how many words are not decodable;
Reading level: determine the expected reading level (independent, instructional, or frustration) of each passage for students who have learned the most common sounds and the 25 most frequently used words;
Usefulness: examine each passage for its usefulness for beginning reading students, and make comments on the differences between the passages.
Going on a Walk
I see a tree with big green leaves. I see a flower with little yellow petals. I see an airplane with big silver wings. I see a rabbit with a fluffy white tail. I see my friend with a great big smile. Come over to my house. Letīs play a game!
There are 55 words in this passage.
Max and Zip
My dog Max is big. My cat Zip is fast. Max and Zip run and jump. Max and Zip are pals. Max grabbed Momīs hat and put it on the mat. Zip sat on the hat. That was bad. My mom got mad. Max and Zip were sad.
There are 51 words in this passage.
example:
Answer for Passage I:
on, big, an, letīs
a, to, with, I
going, walk, see, tree, green, leaves, flower, little, yellow, petals, airplane, silver, wings, rabbit, fluffy, white, tail, my, friend, great, smile, come, over, house, play, game
frustration reading level
Although this is typical of passages in early picture books, it is too difficult for beginning readers. This passage would probably have pictures to illustrate the words; however, these are not the most useful words for beginning reading students to learn to read. These words also do not help students learn the regularity of how sounds are represented by letters.
Answer for Passage II:
Max, and, Zip, dog, big, cat, fast, run, jump, pals, hat, put, it, on, mat, sat, bad, mom, got, mad, sad.
is, are, the, that, was
my, grabbed, were
independent or instructional reading level
A beginning reading student would get lots of practice in sounding out words with this passage. The student would be able to see the regularity of how sounds in words are represented by letters. The student would also get practice in reading high frequency words. In addition, this passage has the story elements of characters, a conflict and a resolution. A beginning reading student would probably feel successful in reading this passage. What this should teach you is that it is important to examine the words in the passages and not assume that because the language or sentence structures are simple that the passage will be easy to read.
Beginning Word Reading
