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Which standardised assessment does PLD recommend? Is there a list which can guide schools in their selection process?
When investigating the options to assess single word reading and spelling skills, there are many testing options available on the market. The list below provides some of the basic tools available to schools that are relatively easy to access, are cost effective and relatively time efficient to administer. Different tests source different information. For any test you need to know what information you need & select the range available. Unfortunately, PLD does not provide this type of advi
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What is the difference between base words and root words?
What is the difference between a base word and a root word? Base words are similar to root words, but they are not exactly the same. A base word is a standalone English word that can also form other words by using prefixes and suffixes (whereas, root words cannot always be used as an independent word). Root words come from Latin or Greek. They aren’t usually words that can stand alone in English. For example: For example, aud is a Latin word root that means
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There is so much confusion surrounding sight words. Do you have any tips?
Sight words are a special high frequency category of words that students are instructed to recognise automatically. The term ‘sight word’ can mean several different things: high frequency words; phonetically irregular words; or familiar words that require no effort to recall (orthographic lexicon or sight vocabulary). When educators refer to sight words they are usually referring to high frequency words, some of which may be phonetically irregular. When learning high frequency words, instant re
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