What is the correlation between reading of high-frequency word lists in isolation and the students score on the Benchmark Assessment System?
There is a high relationship between the ability to read high frequency words in isolation and the ability to read with accuracy when processing continuous text. At this time we do not have mathematical statistics on the correlation between the optional word tests and the Benchmark text level for the F&P System, but these two kinds of measures are always related. In interpreting the tests, however, you should keep in mind that the two tasks are actually different in quality. Reading isolated words requires attention to visual features alone and matching them up with words in oral vocabulary. We do want to know the quantity of words that readers recognize quickly and easily. Reading continuous print requires not only word recognition but the orchestration of many different kinds of information–language syntax, meaning, dialogue, graphics, etc. The best measure of reading is to observe indicators of proficiency and understanding using continuous print.
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