This paper discusses the reading diary study--a method that involves frequent observation and detailed note-taking of the strategies employed by a child while learning to read--and the problems of data reduction, limitations of methods employed by researchers, and analysis of data. The sections include "Miscue Analysis," which can be…

Discusses a study which compares comprehending scores drawn from oral-reading performance with oral-reading cloze test scores. (JM)

Offers the rationale for switching from sight word cards to sight phrase cards and provides several other techniques to improve reading ability. (TO)

Discusses the basic precepts of the Reading Miscue Inventory as an evaluation of oral reading. (TO)

Explores the effectiveness of training in miscue analysis on teachers' perceptions of reading, accuracy in describing reading behavior, and judgments of readers' patterns of strengths. Concludes that the training was valuable. (FL)

Presents evidence from oral reading miscue research to support a psycholinguistic view of why omissions take place and how they reflect the reading process. Classifies word level omissions as deliberate and nondeliberate. (MKM)

Some teachers consider the purpose of oral reading to be accurate word identification rather than identification of meaning. These teachers do not view the oral reading portion of the lesson as an opportunity to guide children in application of meaning identification strategies. (Authors/CJ)

Describes an experiment designed to determine whether beginning readers read with fewer oral reading errors if the reading materials have content directly related to the reader's existing cognitive structure. (HOD)

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)

Indicates some of the strengths and weaknesses of the cloze procedure as a way to help children learn to read, to determine comprehension, and to gain additional insights into how readers process language as they read. Suggests that the beginning reader is poorly judged by use of cloze. (TJ)

Explains repeated readings and the procedures involved. Looks at the reading miscues of a seven-year-old child over successive readings of a text to learn what miscue analysis reveals about repeated readings, fluency, and the word recognition view of reading. (SR)

Incorporates recent conceptualizations of the reading process and implements an alternative assessment with hearing-impaired students. Presents the authors' work as educational evaluators in examining the use of techniques with Deaf students and reports the adaptations required for this population. Concludes that educators of the Deaf can benefit…

Thomson was the first of very few researchers to have studied oral reading errors as a means of addressing the question: Are dyslexic readers different to other readers? Using the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability and Goodman's taxonomy of oral reading errors, Thomson concluded that dyslexic readers are different, but he found that they do not…

Intended to help reading instructors better understand the nature of reading errors, this report carefully examines one type of error--word omissions. Following a review of research in the area of omissions, the report discusses in detail the omission patterns, in context, of a single reader, then summarizes four key points about omissions…