A Psycholinguistic Look at the Informal Reading Inventory Part II: Inappropriate Inferences from an Informal Reading Inventory.

Weaver, Constance; Smith, Laura

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Publication Date: 1979

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A Psycholinguistic Look at the Informal Reading Inventory Part II: Inappropriate Inferences from an Informal Reading Inventory.

Weaver, Constance; Smith, Laura

Reading Horizons, v19 n2 p103-11 Win 1979

When using an informal reading inventory, the teacher needs to keep in mind that the quality of a reader's miscues is more important than the quantity, and that apparent problems in word recognition may often be the difference between of a good use of context or a failure to make good use of context. (HOD)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Miscue Analysis, Psycholinguistics, Reading Comprehension, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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