Module 7: Assessing Phonic Skills

7.1 Assessing Letter-Sound Skills and Phonics Skills

Learning Intentions

After viewing this module session participants will be able to: 

• Indicate the importance of assessing nonsense word reading
  
• Describe two different ways of assessing nonsense word reading
  
• Identify concerns and caveats in assessing phonics skills
  

View

Watch the session below.

*Please see the Transcripts resource folder located in Module 0 for a text copy of the transcript from this video. 

Summary

• Phonics skills are essential for reading an alphabet-based written language
  
• Nonsense word reading is our best assessment of phonic decoding skills
  
• Nonsense word reading is an great way to assess the “underpinnings” of word reading development
  
• Nonsense word reading can be untimed or timed, and both types of assessment should be administered
  

Reflect & Connect

How have you used nonsense word reading subtests? Is there anything you might now do differently