This study examined the revised Goodman taxonomy, the Oral Reading Miscues Inventory, as a means of evaluating reading achievement. A sample of 128 second-grade students was tested with a standardized reading test, the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test, to determine their current reading achievement levels. Causal conversation was recorded on tape for…

Second-grade pupils using the Ginn "Reading 360" or the McGraw-Hill "Programmed Reading" were compared in their reading and retelling of the story "King Alfred and the Cakes." Analysis, using the Reading Miscue Inventory, of the performance of 20 selected pupils indicated that those taught with "Programmed…

This study was conducted to determine the extent to which the use of certain Black English features and standard English features in a school setting related to the oral reading, the silent reading, and the listening comprehension levels of poor black children. Five hypotheses were tested, and to investigate these hypotheses, 65 black boys and 65…

The writing and production of classroom publications can become a strong motivating factor in stimulating children to read. Since a wide variety of activities is necessary in compiling a class paper or magazine, all children can be involved. Guidelines should be established and followed concerning titles and themes for the publication, duties of…

This study used the Reading Miscue Inventory (RMI) to examine and compare the reading strategies used by a group of proficient (P) readers and a group of retarded (R) readers, both of which were reading at the fourth-grade level. The purpose of the study was to determine whether qualitative differences in the reading strategies of these two groups…

This book is primarily for the in-service teacher and discusses specific practices required in corrective reading. Some of the chapters and topics include: "Appraising Reading Problems in the Classroom," which discusses steps in remedial reading, the teacher's role, causes of reading failure, characteristics of a good reading program, and the…

Forty sixth-graders of three mental maturity levels--low, middle, high--were randomly assigned to classes using either the Preplanned Sequentially Structured Approach or the Incidental Unstructured Approach to determine the differential effectiveness of these two approaches in the teaching of literature appreciation. The effect of literature study…

This speech is based on a theory earlier proposed by the author that orthographic presentation of English is much like the abstract base of language which an individual uses in forming strategies for reading. Thus, his ability to read depends upon his facility with his language. An important implication for schools is that, given this theory, all…

This study examined the oral reading miscues of eighteen subjects, three average readers each from grades two, four, six, and eight, plus three high and three low readers from grade four. The miscues produced by each student were analyzed using the Goodman Taxonomy of Reading Miscues. Length of text was most important for low readers, who produced…

This study examined oral-reading characteristics associated with language development in second-grade children, working on the suppositions that oral syntactic proficiency influences a child's use of syntax while reading and that this influence can be seen in oral reading, particularly in the contextual appropriateness of errors. It was also…

In order to determine whether bilingual (Spanish/English) readers of English are less efficient in using language cues than are monolinguals (English), the Reading Miscue Inventory (RMI) was used to analyze the reading performances of 60 subjects--ten bilinguals and ten monolinguals each in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. Subjects read orally at…

The difference between written and spoken English are analyzed. It is suggested that teachers of English as a second language rely less on specialized techniques of reading aloud written English when teaching oral skills and more on providing opportunities for real communication practice. (CFM)

Examines evidence on error rate in classroom tasks. Claims the usual interpretation of a negative relationship between error rate (especially in oral reading errors) and reading achievement as meaning that low error rates lead to reading growth may be mistaken. Suggests oral errors cause tension, which increases attention and instigates deeper…

Ashley Bryan, known for his distinctive illustrations on African themes and written and oral presentations of African folktales, responds to questions on his background, career, design process, and oral presentations. (SD)

Focuses on seven errors made by teachers of remedial reading in elementary, middle, and junior high school programs. Suggests corrections and acknowledges teachers who treat reading as a skill that can be learned and refined through reading. (JK)