Return-Path: <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g68HbIX22073; Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:37:18 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:37:18 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20020708173317.99338.qmail@web10907.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Eileen Strier <ebstrier@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:144] Re: phonetic assessment tool - truespel X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 2063 Lines: 71 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 > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > http://mobile.msn.com > > > ===== > 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 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free
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