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    #17386 06/04/08 06:18 PM
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    Some of you may have already seen this, but it fits into a conversation we were having on another thread. When we talk about how kids learn to read, phonics vs. whole word, I wonder how this plays into the puzzle:

    I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

    #17392 06/05/08 06:07 AM
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    That is really wild. smile I hadn't seen this before.

    moni #17394 06/05/08 06:15 AM
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    I saw this before and it's truly amazing. I think it explains why we sometimes misread words. I will try to watch for the words my younger one misreads/guesses to see if he at least keeps the same first and last letters.


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    LMom #17397 06/05/08 06:39 AM
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    I've been thinking about this since I posted it and it seems to me that it proves that we do not use phonics once we become fluent readers. Sounding-out would get you nowhere on that.

    acs #17400 06/05/08 07:04 AM
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    I think you are so right. It also explains why my child with visual tracking/perception issues can also be reading on a very high level. Very interesting!!! smile

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    Kcab,
    What's up with your state of panic?
    Or just a fun pun?

    #17410 06/05/08 08:06 AM
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    Since we're talking about our locations, and lest someone worry about me (since I'm ALWAYS here... crazy ), I'll point out the change to my location for the rest of the week.

    I may have the chance to check in during the late evening once or twice, but probably not. See you when I return!

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    Have fun Kriston!

    cool paragraph - I can't wait to show DS11!
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    Have a nice vacation Kriston!

    I can totally relate to kcab's whole paragraph reading style. And this theory definitely explains DS7's reading style too and the occasional mistake he makes. I think he almost sucks in whole paragraphs at a time when he reading a book for pleasure. We joke he reads faster than DH, which is actually true at this point.

    kimck #17435 06/05/08 12:39 PM
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    I think that paragraph is really interesting, but I think that it shows how much we get from context, not just that we read "whole words". Since all the little words are spelled correctly, 40 of the words in the paragraph are right and 50 are misspelled. So there are a lot of correctly spelled words there to provide context.

    See if you can read this: ptircue


    Now try this: Silme! I wnat to tkae yuor xxxxxxx!




    Context is not just what the sentence is about, it is also the structure of the sentence. So not only do we get the clue "smile" we are also expecting the missing word to be a noun, something that someone "takes". Anyway, I guess what I'm saying is that I'm not sure this paragraph actually demonstrates what it claims to be demonstrating.



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