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Tables of Contents for Miscue Analysis Made Easy
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
 
Honoring What Readers Do
1
5
Why should I learn miscue analysis?
4
2
How Readers Use Language
6
8
Reading words without vowels
6
2
Reading words without any letters
8
2
``Decoding'' and comprehending
10
2
Exercise answers
12
2
Three Cueing Systems
14
10
Sounds and letters: The graphophonic system
14
2
Sentence structure: The syntactic system
16
1
Meaning: The semantic system
17
2
The three cueing systems in relation to each other
19
1
The environment of reading: Personal and social context
20
4
Aren't Errors Bad? Some Underlying Principles of Miscue Analysis
24
6
Reading in real time
24
2
Why errors aren't bad
26
1
How much do we look at when we read?
27
1
Miscues as a window on the reading process
28
2
Choosing Reading Material And Getting Started
30
7
Choosing a reader
30
1
Choosing texts for miscue analysis
31
2
Before the miscue analysis: Taking to the reader
33
4
Recording What Readers Do
37
10
How to record miscues: The basics
37
4
Let's practice
41
1
Recording miscues: Some additional symbols and conventions
42
3
How important is this marking system?
45
1
Answers to marking practice
46
1
Conducting Good Retellings
47
15
Unaided retelling
48
1
Aided retelling
49
1
Probing of miscues and misunderstandings
50
5
Retelling as teaching and learning
55
5
Retrospective miscue analysis
60
2
Coding Miscues: Procedures for Classroom Use
62
18
Syntax, semantics, and meaning change
62
12
Graphic similarity
74
6
A Portrait of the Reader
80
8
The reader's construction of syntax and meaning (sentence level)
80
1
Summarizing the reader's use of syntax and meaning
81
1
Summarizing the reader's use of visual cues
82
1
Holistic, anecdotal descriptions of the reading and retelling
83
1
Comparing readers
84
4
What's Next for This Reader? From Miscue Analysis to Instruction
88
13
What's next for Darcy?
88
1
What's next for Sarah?
89
2
What's next for Miranda?
91
1
The power of common sense: Readers show us what they need from us
92
1
What to look for
93
5
What about the kids with major problems?
98
3
Miscue Analysis in the Life of the Classroom
101
5
Developing a miscue ear
101
1
Conducting miscue analysis: Who and when?
102
1
Miscue analysis and a reader's workshop classroom
102
1
Miscues and mini-lessons
102
2
Reading Detective Club
104
1
A potpourri of others ideas
104
1
A final note
105
1
Appendix A: Burke Reading Interview
106
2
Appendix B: A Sweet Trip on the Merritt
108
3
Appendix C: Darcy's Retelling
111
4
Appendix D: Sample Retelling Form
115
1
Appendix E: Darcy's Miscues
116
5
Appendix F: Darcy's Coded Story
121
6
Appendix G: Coding Sheet
127
1
Appendix H: Procedure IV
128
1
Appendix I: Checklist
129
2
References
131