Wait a minute...Is she skipping over words she doesn't know, or is she getting enough of the meaning from the context that she doesn't really NEED to know the specific definition of the word?
I think the latter is what MOST fluent readers do. I generally only look up words if I can't figure out the meaning of the paragraph (not the sentence: the entire paragraph) without knowing the word. If I can kind of figure it out, I just keep reading.
I don't see a problem with a dictionary use exercise. And I'm all in favor of presenting a kid who's used to coasting with a challenge. But framing the exercise as a check on whether she understands EVERY word does seem to me to be kind of a misguided idea designed to make her feel dumb.
Am I off-base here? I know that's not the response you were asking for...
