Today I took my first crack at seeing how ChatGPT does writing decodable text. I can see how it is useful in writing sentences with target spellings and sounds. I had some success with writing sentences even though I had to correct ChatGPT over several steps. (New, shines, and bark are not CVC words ChatGPT. It agreed and eventually ended up with a sentence with CVC words.) From there, I asked it to write a paragraph. I found that ChatGPT does not like to follow a scope and sequence. The closer it got to the scope I gave it, the more awkward it got. Wait, aren’t human-written decodables often “awkward?” Not when compared to ChatGPT’s level of awkward. It sounds like…a robot. Hmm. Go figure. I guess there isn’t enough decodable text it can mine from on the web. On a separate try, I gave it a few syllable types plus a list of words it could use and asked for a mystery story. Again, ChatGPT was struggling to follow the scope I gave it. I tried to explain the scope several times while a
Hi Heather,
ReplyDeleteCan I purchase your books in a PDF version? Thanks!
I don't have a PDF version for sale at this point. Thank you for asking for if I see a demand for it I will consider available options. There are PDF files for the game cards and game boards available for free on the "eBook Users" page.
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ReplyDeleteI'm an Orton Gillingham tutor and am interested in your books to possibly use with my students. The problem is the Kindle sample only shows the parent/teacher part of chapter 1, and none of the student text. I don't know if Kindle chooses the samples or if you have a say, but if you do, the ability to see a sample of the student text would be helpful to determine if it is something my students have the skill to read (or not).
Thank you for your time,
Emily
Hello Emily!
DeleteThe Kindle sample and the Kindle "Look inside" on Amazon have one preview. The Paperback "Look Inside" has a larger preview that includes the full first chapter. There is a button at the top of the "Look inside" feature to choose the paperback "Look inside." I have all the words used in the book listed on a spreadsheet. The link to the spreadsheet is below the sight word list and above the video on this page. https://edandmel.decodableadventures.com/p/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-x-none.html Feel free to email me at info@decodableadventures.com if you have more questions. (P.S. I'll have to research to see if I can change the automated Kindle sample.Thanks for the idea.)
Hi! I’m really interested in purchasing The Path’s End. Will my student be lost if she hasn’t read the first two in the series? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThe first chapter of The Path’s End does give a brief summary to help catch up new readers to the trilogy. The Amazon “Look Inside” feature has a good portion of this catch-up summary. Feel free to email info@decodableadventures.com if you have more questions.
DeleteHello! Are the books sold as individual books or in sets. I would like to order sets for my teachers to use during small group instruction.
ReplyDeleteHello! The books are sold as individual books on Amazon. There is not a single set to purchase at this time.
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