Through the presentation of two bilingual reader profiles, this article will illustrate how miscue analysis can act as a culturally relevant assessment tool as it allows for the study of reading across different spoken and written languages. The research presented in this article integrates a socio-psycholinguistic perspective to reading and a…

The study examined the usefulness of the "Reading Miscue Inventory" to develop a remedial reading program with a Hispanic learning disabled 7-year-old male. The inventory aided in examination of the child's reading strategies leading to the selection of appropriate remedial reading activities. (DB)

This examination of the reading processes of 36 fifth graders focused on the reader's attempts to gain meaning from three content passages using syntactic and semantic cue systems. The reading strategies of high, average, and low ability readers appeared not to vary with content. Prior knowledge and interest influenced comprehension. (Author/BS)