Dr. Melissa CainThe University of Findlay

In this slide presentation, you will find some reading simulations that are designed to illustrate some points about the nature of reading.

Instructions: Read each simulation. Do not be surprised if you have to go back

and re-read some parts. Jot down what you learned from each

simulation.

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—Author unknown

I cdnuolt blbeiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdgnieg THE PAOMNNEHAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch sutdy at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in what oredt the ltteers in a word are, the only iprmoatnt thing is that the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit porbelm. This is bcuseae the human mind deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?

 So much for all the spelling tests we ever had…

—Author unknown

One day Flack and Glog squibbled out of their house. They were going to the quark. They grammed the door and set off on their quax. Soon they came to the quark. They bought zomlins, tomatoes, and leb. Then Flack and Glog went home to fazzer.

—Melissa Cain

The time to sew is now, sow hook up the plough. The sough made a bough to the horse with the

bow. The goose hid in the reads to reed a book. The cow through the hen threw the gate. Ate ducks eight bred. The farmer bread the finest breed of horses. Hay! A pile of hey just fell on the sheep. Their must bee some weigh to way the hey.

—adapted by Melissa Cain

The boys’ arrows were nearly gone so they sat down on the grass and stopped hunting. Over at the edge of the wood they saw Henry making a bow to a small girl who was coming down the road. She has tears in her dress and tears in her eyes. She gave Henry a note, which he brought to the group of young hunters. Read to the boys, it caused great excitement. After a minute, but rapid examination of their weapons, they ran down to the valley. Does were standing on the edge of the lake, making an excellent target.

—Author unknown

Once in the land of Serenity there ruled a king called Kay Oss. The king wanted to be liked by all his people. So one day thx bxnxvolxnt dxspot dxcidxd that no onx in thx country would bx rxsponsiblx for anything. Zll of thx workxrs rxstxd from thxir dzily lzbors. “Blxss Kzy Oss,” thxy xxclzimxd.

Now thx lzw mzkxrs wxrx vxry wvsx. But zs wvsx zs thxy wxrx, thxy dxcvdxd thzt thx bxst form of govxrnmxnt wzs nonx zt zll.

Zs tvmx wxnt qn, thx kvngdqm qf Kzy Qss bxgzn tq splvt zt thx sxzms and vt lqqkxd thws: Bcx dqufhghj klzm nqxp qqt rqst vqxwxxz bqxc dqf ghzj kqlxmnxp.

—Author unknown 

John walked on the roof. Bill picked up the egg. Jessica sang the song. Jim fell down the hole. Frank flipped the switch. Alfred built the boat. Sam shot the puck. Bob phoned home. Jay fixed the sail. Ted wrote the play.

Who walked on the roof? Who picked up the egg? Who sang the song? Who fell down the hole? Who flipped the switch? Who built the boat? Who shot the puck? Who phoned home? Who fixed the sail? Who wrote the play?

Santa Claus walked on the roof. The Easter Bunny picked up the egg. Willie Nelson sang the song. Alice fell down the hole. Thomas Edison flipped the switch. Noah built the boat. Wayne Gretsky shot the puck. E. T. phoned home. Christopher Columbus fixed the sail. William Shakespeare wrote the play.

Who walked on the roof? Who picked up the egg? Who sang the song? Who fell down the hole? Who flipped the switch? Who built the boat? Who shot the puck? Who phoned home? Who fixed the sail? Who wrote the play?