Reading

Reading:Miscue Analysis

Linda Austin and Mark Sherin

Active

Individual words

Patterns

Mistake in word

identification

What is ‘Miscue Analysis’?

“A Window on to children’s reading strategies”

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obtaining errors in obtaining errors in order to see which order to see which strategies a pupil uses strategies a pupil uses

what you see through the what you see through the window needs window needs appropriate appropriate interpretation interpretation

Miscue Analysis is: Miscue Analysis is:

• An art not a science – “skill An art not a science – “skill attained by study, practice, or attained by study, practice, or observation”. observation”.

There will be some There will be some disagreement on how errors disagreement on how errors are classified because we are classified because we cannot look into a child’s cannot look into a child’s brain and say categorically a brain and say categorically a particular error relates to a particular error relates to a specific strategy.specific strategy.

Symbols for recording Symbols for recording miscues and reading miscues and reading

behaviour behaviour

•Need errors – text has to be challenging enough to obtain errors but not so challenging that the child becomes distressed

Carrying out a Miscue Analysis

Stage 1 Obtaining Errors: Stage 1 Obtaining Errors:

Running Reading RecordRunning Reading Record

•Consistent method of recordingOBSERVE…OBSERVE…OBSERVE…OBSERVE…OBSERVE…OBSERVE…OBSERVEOBSERVE

Stage 2: Stage 2:

Interpreting and Analysing ErrorsInterpreting and Analysing Errors

Record and categorise errors using miscue sheet (s)

Word printed

Word read/ refused

Letter

 sound links

Same part of

speech?(syntax)

Meaning?Does word fit in?

  Notes / Observation

E.g. first /middle /end sound?

 Came  Come       

 Through  th..th..      

 Letterbox  Litter box      

 Great  Greet      

 Beefy  Bif      

  for  of      

 tasty  test      

 another  over      

Record and Categorise Errors

Word printed

Word read/

refused

Letter

 sound links

Same part of

speech?(syntax)

Meaning?Does word fit in?

  Notes / Observation

E.g. first /middle /end sound?

 Absolutely  Abs       

 Pretty  Pret-ty      

 Miserable  Mis      

 Enough  Any      

 first  frist      

 price pricky       

         

         

Record and Categorise Errors

Will the following help?

• Record the pupil reading-this will take time element out of process.

• Practice practice practice

• Own the symbols that you use when recording errors.

• Initially work with a partner to categorise errors

• Be kind to yourself !