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18 Reading Behavior Recording Mark Score Accurate Reading Correct / no error Substitution Omission of word Insertion of word Rereads a word, sentence or phrase Child says jumped Text says jump Write (jumped) above word Child omits / skips a word in passage Write o above the word Child inserts a word not in the text Write and the word One error One error One error No error Self-correction Teacher Intervenes Child says - book Text says books Child self-corrects write SC Try that again TTA Teacher tells word - T No error One error

19 To calculate the Accuracy Rate you must use the following information: RW: number of Running Words in the text E: number of Errors SC: number of Self-Corrections (RW E) RW Example: (104 8) = ACC (as percent) 100 = 92% To calculate Words Per Minute (WPM) you must use the following equation: (RW x 60 seconds) Example: Total Seconds Read = Words Per Minute (WPM) (104 x 60)= 6, sec = WPM (round to 49 WPM) Miscue Analysis: Analyzing errors for meaning, structure, and Visual information: Meaning (M): Does the student s error make sense Structure (S): Does the student s error follow the grammar rules? The child may say jumps for jumped. Visual Information (V): Is the error visually similar to the word in the text? Child says say for saw

20 J/K Student: Date: Title: The Monarch Butterfly RW: 147 words Cues Used Page # Text E SC M S V 1 The Monarch It is pretty, busy, and smart. Its colors are orange and black. It also has white speckled wings. Its enemies can see it easily. It is the monarch butterfly. 2 Life before Wings A monarch butterfly undergoes changes. This is called metamorphosis. There are four Total End time: (convert to seconds) Accuracy Rate: (RW E) x 100 = % WPM: (RW x 60) Total Seconds = WPM q Independent 95% - 100% q Instructional 90% - 94% q Difficult 89% or Below

21 Student: Title: The Monarch Butterfly RW: 147 words Cues Used Page # Text E SC M S V con t 2 stages called egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa, and adult. Date: J/K 3 The Beginning of the Life Cycle Female Monarchs lay eggs on milkweed plants. Four days later they hatch. Now they are tiny caterpillars. They are called larvae. Total

22 J/K Student: Date: Title: The Monarch Butterfly RW: 147 words Cues Used Page # Text E SC M S V 4 Let s Eat! Milkweed is food for the larvae. The caterpillars eat it. Soon they grow bigger. They can be two inches long. 5 Fully Grown Larva The caterpillar is fully grown in two weeks. It finds a place to stick to. It might be a leaf or a stem. It spins silk around itself. It hangs upside down. It becomes a chrysalis. This is the pupa stage. Total

23 N/O Student: Date: Title: The Monarch Butterfly RW: 138 words Cues Used Page # Text E SC M S V 1 The Monarch They are majestic, graceful, smart, hardworking, and beautiful. Its orange, black, and white wings make it known to many people, as well as its predators. It s the monarch butterfly. Total End time: (convert to seconds) Accuracy Rate: (RW E) x 100 = % WPM: (RW x 60) Total Seconds = WPM q Independent 95% - 100% q Instructional 90% - 94% q Difficult 89% or Below

24 N/O Student: Date: Title: The Monarch Butterfly RW: 138 words Cues Used Page # Text E SC M S V 2 Life before Wings A monarch butterfly goes through a cycle of changes. This is called metamorphosis. It goes through four stages. The stages are egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa, and adult. 3 The Beginning of the Life Cycle The female Monarchs lay their eggs. They lay them on a milkweed plant. In about 4 days, the eggs will hatch into tiny caterpillars. These Total

25 Student: Title: The Monarch Butterfly RW: 138 words Cues Used Page # Text E SC M S V cont. 3 tiny caterpillars are called larvae. Date: N/O 4 Let s Eat! In the larval stage, the tiny monarch caterpillars feed on milkweed. They eat and eat and eat! Milkweed is a plant with milky sap. The larvae feed on the plant leaves and grow into caterpillars about 2 inches long. Total

26 R/S Student: Date: Title: The Monarch Butterfly RW: 180 words Cues Used Page # Text E SC M S V 1 The Monarch One of the most beautiful creatures in the world is not very big. But it appears to be majestic when it is flying in the air. It is also known to be diligent and innately smart. Predators and people easily recognize it by its bright black and orange color, and white-speckled wings. It is the monarch butterfly. Total End time: (convert to seconds) Accuracy Rate: (RW E) x 100 = % WPM: (RW x 60) Total Seconds = WPM q Independent 95% - 100% q Instructional 90% - 94% q Difficult 89% or Below

27 R/S Student: Date: Title: The Monarch Butterfly RW: 180 words Cues Used Page # Text E SC M S V 2 Life before Wings The monarch butterfly passes through four stages on its way from birth to adulthood. The scientific term for this is metamorphosis. The stages are labeled egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa, and adult. 3 The Beginning of the Life Cycle The female monarch butterfly is responsible for laying the eggs. She lays them on milkweed plants. In four short days, these eggs will become Total

28 Student: Title: The Monarch Butterfly RW: 180 words Cues Used Page # Text E SC M S V cont. 3 larvae or caterpillars! Isn t the cycle of life interesting! Date: R/S 4 Let s Eat! While in the larval stage, the caterpillars will consume much food. They eat and eat and eat the milkweed leaves that are filled with a milky sap. It is like baby milk for the caterpillars! Before long, the caterpillars have grown to two inches in size. Total

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