“HUGE question- does the child remember or understand what they decode. If not, then the child is likely a word caller.” Dr. Sam Bommarito’s Tweet 8.8.2023.
It would appear the Dr. Sam has frequently used the phrase ‘word caller’ without actually understanding what it means.
Word callers are children who efficiently decode words but do so without comparable comprehension taking place, so that words are called out without an understanding of the meaning of the text. This was stated by Stanovich more than 30 years ago.
This word – Word Caller – is wrongly used by many teachers.
