[NIFL-ASSESSMENT:144] Re: phonetic assessment tool - truespel

From: Eileen Strier (ebstrier@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Jul 08 2002 - 13:37:18 EDT


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Susan,
Does this sound interesting, Eileen
--- tom zurinskas <tzurinskas@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> There is a new truespel.com "phonemic awareness" CD
> that instructs on a simple phonetic spelling and
> supplies a test that gives a score as to "phonemic,
> phonetic, phonological" awareness.  It uses
> nonesense
> words, so it's orthographically neutral.  The CD
> takes
> 1 hour to do, 15 minutes instruction, 35 minutes
> practice, 10 minutes final (spelling 40 spoken
> nonesense words).  Email the final for evaluation. 
> This for now is free, as we are baselining the tool.
> 
> The English language is now respelled phonetically
> in
> truespel (see signature note).  The ultimate
> objective
> is a simple IPA replacement that can serve as an ita
> and interlanguage phonetic spelling.  
> 
> I'm a govt worker, so everything is free.  The 60k
> truespel dictionary is available for those
> interesting
> in furthering the truespel cause.
> 
> Tom Zurinskas 
> 
> 
> --- John Makay <makay00@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Unfortunately the TABE only assesses reading
> > comprehension and vocabulary in 
> > forms 7 and 8.  We are looking for a test that
> > assessess more aspects of 
> > reading (i.e. word analysis, word recognition,
> oral
> > vocabulary, and reading 
> > comprehension).  We are also looking for a test
> > normed on adults for 
> > phonological awareness.
> > 
> > How does the ABLE fare in these areas?
> > 
> > John Makay
> > Baltimore City Community College
> > 
> > 
> >
>
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> =====
> Read all about truespel at truespel.com.  
> Convert text to truespel USA accent by copy/pasting
> it at:
>
http://www.foreignword.com/dictionary/truespel/transpel.htm
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