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Accelerating Student Learning: Monitoring Reading

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What is an "incorrectly read word?"

Rule 11a. Hyphenated Words. Each morpheme separated by a hyphen(s) is counted as an individual word if it can stand alone.

example
Fifty-seven. WRC = 2
"Daughter-in-law." WRC = 3

Rule 11b. Hyphenated Words. If one or more of the morphemes separated by a hyphen(s) cannot stand alone, the entire sequence is counted as one word.

example
co-opt WRC = 1
"re-evaluate." WRC = 1