In January, when the students are assessed with DIBELS, one of the subtests is Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF). In kindergarten students are assessed reading simple words, which are composed of 2 or 3 letters that represent sounds, as well as assessing the ability to blend those sounds into words. It is also noted how many whole words were read by the student, however this skill is not required in kindergarten. This week I have been doing some quick check-ins with all the students to see how they have improved with NWF since January. I am VERY impressed at how far they have come. Many are saying each sound,some are blending the sounds to read the words and some, although not required, are reading the whole word. I am going to be sending home a NWF sheet with each child to practice at home. Please take a few minutes each night to practice these Nonsense Words with your child. The following are 3 videos I took with some willing students to show the different levels of NWF. Thank you to my little helpers for helping show our K2 families what NWF looks like in kindergarten. As always, if you have any questions,please feel free to contact me!
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