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Table 6-1, Rating Seale for the Dolek Word List
Score Reading Level Score Reading Level
0-20) LL 178-175 21
21-40 12 176-180 22
41-60 13 181-185 23
61-75 186-190 24
76-80 Lt 191-195 25
81-100 1s 196-199 26
101-120 16 200-202 27
121-140 ur 203-208 28
141-160 18 207-210 23
161-170 19 211-220 3.0
ATO-1TL 20STANDARDS USED IN GIVING THE DOLCH BASIC SIGHT WORD TEST, IRDIVIDUALLY
Following are the standards which are adhered to in giving and scoring ‘the Dolch
Basic Sight Word Test:
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Bach child must be tested individually, far enough apart frou the others that
‘they cannot hear him pronounce and that he cannot be disturbed by then.
If the child shows fatigue, he may be given the test at two sittings.
in the case of younger children or children who have bad little reading vork,
‘the Dolch cards may be used in place of the test sheets. The cards should be
numbered and arranged in the same order as the words on the test. The
examiner, hovever, should have a copy of the test sheet on which he keeps
record of words missed.
if the test sheet is used in place of the cards, a cardboard marker should be
used by the child and placed under each rov of vords as he proceeds. Both
‘the child and the examiner should have copies of this test sheet.
Hach child is told to say the words he knows. As the correct response is
given, the examiner dravs a line through the vord on his own test sheet not
in the child’ (In case the examiner vishes to make the test serve diagnostic
Purposes also, he may write in the types of errors a child makes as he tries
to pronounce each word. The wrong response may just be written above the
word attempted. By analyzing these errors later, it is often possible to
tell what type of difficulty the child has. However, this recording of type
of error has nothing to do vith finding the child's reader level.)
The time allowed for pronouncing each word should be five to ten seconds.
At the end of ten seconds, the teacher will point to or present the next
word. For children who have not had phonics, five seconds is a long tine.
Children who have had a little phonics may take a few seconds to sound a
word, but the word is counted wrong if they can't get it within ten seconds.
A consedentious pupil who is disturbed if he can't say every word may be
given a little more time, but the answer is not counted right 1f he takes
over ten seconds. .
were the criteria upon vhich a child vas given credit for knowing
word:
a. If he could pronounce it at sight
d. If he could sound it out and then pronounce it on first trial
cs. If he corrected himself immediately after miscalling it and then
pronounced it correctly.
In no case was child given credit for knowing a word if any of the
following happened:
a. If he miscalled it, and then after correctly pronouncing one or
several others on the list, came back to thet vord and gave it
correctly.
». If it took more than one trial of sounding to get it.
e- If he miscalied it, and gave more than the one criginal mistaken 77word before finally getting the right one.
Eaample: If for the vord could a child said called, cola, could
he was given no credit.
a, Ef he onitted the word and then later came back and gave it correctly.
e- Tf he hesitated longer than fifteen seconds before giving the word.
The folloving limits were decided upon for the Dolch Score Scalt
Dolch Words Known Equivalent Reader Levels
0-75 Pre-primer
76 - 120 Primer
121 - 170 First Reader
ATL - 210 Second Reader
Above 210 Third Reader
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Dolch, Basic Sight Word Zest, Garrard Press, Champaign, IL
Dolch, E., Basie, Sight Vocabulary Cards, Garrard Press, Champaign, IL
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