Zigzag Reader
(version 2) allows you to download texts that have been created
by other users. Click on the title of the project that interests
you. Once the project is downloaded to your computer, open the Zigzag
Generator program and select File
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Letters, syllables, words
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Numbers and words
Coupling of numbers and words (e.g. 3 --- fourteen - six - three - five - nine - twelve).
Road Signs
«Road Signs». Activity of visual word recognition. Translation from: R. Ciesielski et J. Reinwein (1981). Les apprentis 1, activités 1. Montréal: Éditions Études Vivantes, pp. 43-4. Correct answer required. Immediate visual and auditory feedback in case of error. _____________________________________
The words of Tan and Gram (format 1)
«The words of Tan and Gram (format 1)». Activity of visual word recognition. Translation from: R. Ciesielski et J. Reinwein (1981). Les apprentis 1, activités 2. Montréal: Éditions Études Vivantes, p. 35-6. Immediate sound feedback in case of error. _____________________________________
The words of Tan and Gram (format 2)
«The words of Tan and Gram (format 2)». Activity of visual word recognition. Translation from: R. Ciesielski et J. Reinwein (1981). Les apprentis 1, activités 2. Montréal: Éditions Études Vivantes, p. 35-6. Correct answer required. Immediate visual feedback in case of error. _____________________________________
The words of Tan and Gram (format 3)
«The words of Tan and Gram (format 3)». Activity of visual word recognition. Translation from: R. Ciesielski et J. Reinwein (1981). Les apprentis 1, activités 2. Montréal: Éditions Études Vivantes, p. 35-6. Correct answer required. Immediate visual and auditory feedback in case of error. _____________________________________
Words and numbers
Coupling of words and numbers (ex.: three ---- 3 - 13 - 15 - 12). _____________________________________
Go play somewhere else
Translation from: R. Ciesielski et J. Reinwein: "Les apprentis 2, lecture 2 (p. 35-38)". Montreal: Editions Etudes Vivantes, 1983.
Tan and Gram
Translation from: R. Ciesielski et J. Reinwein (1981): "Les apprentis 1, lecture 2." Montréal: Editions Études Vivantes, p. 25 - 27. _____________________________________
Seat belts
Text source unknown. Project has been imported from version 1 and modified (codes, length of segments). The Zigzag text contains two kinds of distractors / codes: 1) «sipl = singular - plural» (ex.: Why aren't / isn't there seat belts in buses) 2) «voc = vocabulary, orthography» (ex.: Engineers / Engineirs). _____________________________________
Why baby colors
Source of the text unknown. The Zigzag test contains distractors deliberately selected («Chosen distractor, ex.: babies - babys, blue - blew, indoubtedly - undoubtedly») as well as distractors selected randomly. Sites contacted for the images: www.fmdh.org/dbimages www.stitch-witch.net/koala/koala.html www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/19569873/c/76464.html www.birthdayjubilee.com/.../Cabbage_Patch_Kids.html www.birthdayjubilee.com _____________________________________
Allez jouer ailleurs
Translation from: R. Ciesielski et J. Reinwein (1983): "Les apprentis 2, lecture 2." Montréal: Editions Etudes Vivantes, p. 35 - 38. _____________________________________
Des mots et des images
Liste de mots (avec et sans illustration) conçue et utilisée expérimentalement par Édith Jolicoeur (2006). "Rééducation de patrons orthographiques chez trois élèves ayant un trouble de l'orthographe". Mémoire de maîtrise en linguistique, concentration didactique des langues, Université du Québec à Montréal. Difficultés orthographiques ciblées: e-è, gu-g, s-ss, am-an. _____________________________________
Le crayon magique (Comic Sans MS)
«Le crayon magique». Extrait de: R. Ciesielski et J. Reinwein (1981). Les apprentis 1, activités 1. Saint-Laurent: Études Vivantes, p. 26. Activité de comparaison de mots - présentés en contexte et mis en évidence par la couleur - avec deux mots graphiquement proches l'un de l'autre (i.e. cible et distracteur). Deux types de confusion sont distingués au moyen de codes: a) formes existantes mais inappropriées dans le contexte; b) formes inexistantes. _____________________________________
c-h-a-t (format 1)
Activité de reconnaissance globale et d'épellation de quelques mots (chat, chien, cheval, chèvre). Avertissement sonore immédiat en cas d'erreur ( = format 1). _____________________________________
