How should I score the student’s response if he/she sounds out each sound in the word but doesn’t say the entire word fluently?
If the student sounds out the word correctly, even if the word is not pronounced quickly, the word should be scored as correct. For some sight words, the student may be able to use decoding skills to sound out the word. The examiner should keep in mind that the student takes up testing time by trying to sound out a word. Later, as a student acquires more skill in fluency or learns to recognize words by sight, he/she will be able to say the word more quickly and be able to read farther on the list, ultimately scoring more words correct. Of course, if any sound is not correct while the student sounds out the word, the word is scored as incorrect (unless the student self-corrects).
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