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- Analyzing the miscues
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 2.5
- Miscue analysis is more concerned with the types or levels of miscues made rather than the actual quantity of miscues. After the reading session has ended and the student has completed a retelling of the story, the miscues that have been recorded on the typescript...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Check your answers
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 2.8
- To check your answers, view the marked miscue sheet. I color-coded my typescript to keep certain features distinct: the miscue markings are completed in green, the level of graphic similarity is completed in orange, and the miscue...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Extensions
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 2.9
- As you become adept at miscue analysis, you may find other additions to your coding that are particularly helpful. Although it is not suggested in any texts I have read on miscue analysis, I find it helpful to code student miscues while the student is reading...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Portrait of a reader: Tyson
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 3.3
- Tyson is a student I have known for two years. He was a member of the school's newspaper club, which I ran when Tyson was in tenth grade. Tyson was very involved in seeking stories around the school for reporting in the paper. The articles he wrote tended...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Practice story
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 2.7
- The following story is the first chapter of a text entitled Isabelefant, a Fourth Grade Friend. The chapter is provided both in its authentic format, the format a reader would encounter, and as a typescript with numbered sentences...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Preparing for miscue analysis
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 2.2
- Selecting the text Select a complete text that the student has not previously read. Choose a text that is approximately one level above what the independent reading level has been determined to be. With the higher reading...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Recording the session
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 2.3
- The miscue analysis session is recorded in two ways. First, the teacher marks miscues onto the typescript as a written record. Second, an audio recorder is used to document the student's reading. The audio also serves as a way for the teacher to check that...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Summarizing the session
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 2.6
- After the reading, comprehension check, and miscue analysis, all of the information gathered should be recorded. This single-page report will help identify patterns in use by the reader. The totals for graphic similarity, semantic and syntactic usage should...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
- Why miscue analysis?
- In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 2.1
- A holistic view of reading takes into account that "both the reader and the author are equally active in constructing or building meaning." The text available is the "medium through which the author and reader transact."* Teachers...
- By Jeanne Gunther.
