Word guessing explained

Word guessing refers to a method of reading in which a beginner reader doesn't know what a word is in a sentence, so they guess what the word is and read the rest of the sentence to confirm their guess.^{[1] [2]}

Example

In the sentence, "The fox jumped over the dog.", if the reader isn't familiar with the word "jumped", then they might read it as "joom-ped". After reading the rest of the sentence, they may realize that the word was actually the past tense of "jump".

Uses

Word guess has been suggested as a method for teaching English-language learners (ELL) that fosters semantic mapping.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Alderson, J. Charles . Assessing Reading . 2000-02-24 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-59000-6 . 346–347 . en.
2. Kojima . Hideo . 2004-03-31 . The Effects of Word Guessing Strategy Instruction on Reading Comprehension . 弘前大学教育学部紀要 . en . 91 . 75–83.
3. Book: Colombo . Michaela . Teaching English Language Learners: Content and Language in Middle and Secondary Mainstream Classrooms . Furbush . Dana . 2009 . SAGE . 978-1-4129-5965-0 . 194 . en.