The basic concept is simple. Readers learn to recognize and know how to pronounce the recurring word parts that make up multisyllabic words in the English language.
Then, they are trained to spot the parts inside gigantic words, thus reducing the number of parts, or chunks, they need to identify, pronounce and sequence.
This is especially helpful for dyslexic readers, who often have difficulty successfully sequencing multiple parts inside words.
- dim
- in
- ish
- ed
If a reader already knows
how to pronounce and easily recognizes these word parts, her work is instantly diminished!
BUT there's good news! When readers look for small words and word parts they already know, the opportunity for failure is dramatically reduced!
And the possibility of succeess becomes very real!