“By Sight” (BS) words are a developing trend in the educational setting. In IG, we believe that BS words should be Challenging, Rigorous, and Progressive (CRAP). BS words should be used to help students become prepared for the real world setting.
Here is an example list of some BS words:
obstentanious
oxymonotriglyceronucleiclyness
trulific
falsable
closedooredness
heterogerm
As you can see, these words can be very useful in the classroom setting. Our BS words are CRAP.
What great insight! I love how you use made up words to test students true phonemic awareness. BRILLIANT!!
Comment by wilda — August 16, 2008 @ 1:58 am