Catherine Parkin
© 2003 Triune Initiatives NZ

Decoding ability can be measured with a sight word recognition test.   When an unknown word is presented, students will try to make sense of it because they know it is a real word, even if they don’t recognize it. 

However, while word recognition tests are useful tools for gathering data about a reader, they are not always enough to help understand what the student is seeing and what attack strategies they have for reading unknown words.

NONWORD, through the use of pseudo-words, provides an assessment to identify specific areas of decoding difficulty in students who are able to read but are still having difficulty with some words.

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NONWORD CONTENTS
Contains 1 book & a double-sided laminated card

FOR USE BY
specialists & classroom teachers

FOR USE WITH 
8 yr olds - adults

SETTING
Individual

PURPOSE
NONWORD identifies those letter blends that a student either does not know or is not able to recognize quickly enough for efficient reading.  This information provides the basis of a targeted teaching program. 

CONTENTS
♦  Manual – with Guide and 2 Copymasters
♦  Double-sided laminated card containing Student Lists A & B 

KEY FEATURES 
♦  Two separate, but parallel sets of 30 words, which become
   progressively more difficult to decode. 
♦  Notes to assist analysis of assessment and subsequent
   teaching plan. 
♦  Suggested steps in a phoneme teaching plan. 

♦  NONWORD avoids known sight words – ensuring active
   reading of phonemes. 
♦  Can be used as a decoding or auditory recognition/oral 
   ability assessment. 
♦  Can isolate a student’s ability to: 
      ◊ identify individual letters and their sounds in words 
      ◊ identify the phonemic chunks 
      ◊ join phonemic chunks 
      ◊ recognize and use syllables 

UNIQUE FEATURE
Unlike many other pseudo-word assessments, NONWORD goes the extra mile by describing the specific phonemic chunks that are being targeted thus enabling a more precise teaching programme to be developed. 

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