Sunday, July 17, 2011

Miscue Analysis



Luis read an excerpt from Riding the Bus With My Sister. Luis was fairly accurate in his reading of the text, making few errors.


Correction:
During the oral reading, Luis misread a portion of the text as "see". However, he soon corrected himself and re-read the section as "for she", just as it appears in the text. Luis' ability to recognize his error and then correct the error is a sign that he is a good reader.
Insertion:
The only word that Luis incorrectly inserted was "see". This, however, was not simply an extra word added into the reading; rather, Luis misread the word and corrected himself (see above).
Omission:
Luis made no errors in omitting words from the reading passage. He read through the text at a slow, steady pace, perhaps to prevent himself from misreading the text.
Repetition:
Luis made only one error of repetition in his reading of the excerpt. "I guess I love her just to be, just to be Beth." This was the only instance of Luis repeating a word or section from the reading passage. For his age level, the text selection was appropriate. However, Luis may have felt uncertain about the reading passage and used repetition as a means of clarifying the text for comprehension.
Reversal:
Luis did not reverse the order of any words in the text. Besides his one error which he self-corrected and his one error of repetition, Luis did not make any other errors with the reading of the excerpt.
Substitution:
Luis did not incorrectly substitute any words in the text.
Analysis
Besides his one error which he self-corrected and his one error of repetition, Luis did not make any other errors with the reading of the excerpt. As Luis read the excerpt from the book, his pace is noticeably slow. This may be his strategy to avoid making errors in his reading of the text. Luis may have repeated a section of the text as a way to help make the text more understandable. The words may have been unclear to him, so repeating the text may be a tool for him to refocus on the words in order to comprehend the text accurately.

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