Task: Learning an Orthographic Code

Give the student a copy of the student record sheet

Look at this pattern. Under each letter below is a special mark.

Administer the practice set. Here are some ones for you to do. I want you to write
under each letter the special mark that goes with it. Do as many as you can.
Work through them one by one and don't leave any out. If you make a mistake,
just go over it and then keep going.

When the student has finished this, introduce the task, as follows:

Here you can see there is a long string of letters. I want you to write under each letter
the special mark that goes with it. Do as many as you can, Work through them one
by one and don't leave any out. If you make a mistake, just go over it and then keep
going. Allow 60 seconds for the task.

Allow exactly one minute for this task

No. accurately completed: ______ No. of errors: _______

Comments on performance: _______________________________________________________

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