Beginning Readers Observations

Front

What is a common behavior of beginning readers regarding word recognition?

Back

Beginning readers may know a word one day but not the next day.

Front

How might a beginning reader's interest in reading change over time?

Back

A beginning reader may be interested in a pretended reading today, but that interest may be gone tomorrow.

Front

What is a typical reading behavior observed in beginning readers when encountering familiar words?

Back

They may read a particular word correctly on one page but have to stop and sound it out again on the next page.

Front

What kind of speech patterns might we hear from beginning readers?

Back

We may hear short, choppy words with little attention to punctuation.

Front

What can a new reader typically tell us about their reading?

Back

A new reader can tell us very little about what they have just read.