Re: How to test reading level

January 24, 2002

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> Hi

>

> I wondered if you had any ideas on how to test the reading level of

a

> child who is barely understandable a 6 years 9 months and appears

> only to understand basic words. But he then picks up books and

> tracks well he does have glasses for severe long sightedness and

> picks out words in magazines with no picture prompts like " dopda "

> (helicopter) we were driving one day to a park and he saw the

> sign " zoo " " es es me mummy woo now " ( " yes yes me mummy zoo now " )

and

> my huband who is interested in going into the police force often

> reads sites on the internet and looks at it no picture

prompts

> again and points to the word police " pee wee oo " (police wee oo)

the

> sound at the end is the siren. He bought a book home from school

and

> read the whole thing to us really basic but still we believe he

knows

> more than he lets on but is it wishful thinking? Right now he is

> watching everything I am doing and appears to be reading what is on

> the screen. I asked him now what am writing about " me me " again I

> ask him and he looks at it what is this about " dadil " ()

weird!

>

> See ya

>

> Michele

>

> He is asking me if he can go to bed his teddy bear is in the dryer

> and he wants it now " zzz be me now " " snores bed me now " cute eh?

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