Decoding Experiment

In case you were wondering how hard it is to read if your mind correctly mapped the sounds, the PBS website has a great decoding experiment you can try.  Prepare for frustration!

Signs of decoding difficulty:

• trouble sounding out words and recognizing words out of context
• confusion between letters and the sounds they represent
• slow oral reading rate (reading word-by-word)
• reading without expression
• ignoring punctuation while reading

If you are interested in more signs of reading issues go to our reading section here.

Here is a link to the test.  It scrambles text and sound names:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/experiences/readexp1a.html

Tags: decoding, reading help, reading program

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