Reading Improvement: Word Recognition Skills

Duration: 400 ft.

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Coronet

Complete Record: shot of students in class 14-15 year olds, words and dictionaries, studies reading,good shots of seated students in classroom at beginning. Film about learning how to become a better reader by using word recognition. Talks about recognizing the meaning of words through the way each word looks, is used in the sentence, how it sounds, etc. Shows students reading in a classroom as well as close ups of specific words for examples. The word examples specify the differences and similarities between words through their spelling. Talks about practicing writing troublesome words over and over in order to memorize them. Tests the speed of word recognition in order to test how fast a student may read. Suggests making flash cards and practicing with others. Another test shows only the top half of a sentence (the bottom of each word is missing) in order to gauge how well you can recognize words and understand them. Discusses context of how each word is used in sentences. Continues about predicting what words may be missing from a sentence through use of context. Discerning between similar words to use each properly in writing. Recognizing words by their form and context, and when that does not work, using each individual letter to sound out and understand pronunciation. Analysis of vowels and syllables in words, as well as when letters are silent when pronouncing each word. Breaking up each syllable to get a hold of the word, and placing accents on the appropriate letters. The use of dictionaries when you are unable to figure out words with context or sounding them out. Dictionaries also break down the proper syllable structure and pronunciation, as well as defining each word. These techniques of word recognition will improve your reading and comprehension skills remarkably.