ORAL READING ACHIEVEMENTS, STRATEGIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
NEW ZEALAND PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS READING BELOW NORMAL EXPECTATION.

APPENDICES cont.
Appendix 2
Coding System
Student Number:____________________
Year
Year
Buff
Yellow
Pink
Green
Male
Female
4
8
0
1
2
3
Group
Text Type
0
1
2
3

A

Fiction
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
B
Non-Fiction
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
C
Non-Book
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
Oral Reading Comprehension:

Factual or Literal from Text

Inferential
1: 1 0
2: 1 0
3: 1 0
4: 2 1 0
5: 2 1 0
Oral Reading Rate:
No. Words in Text
Time Taken
Words Read per Minute
 
mins:                   secs:
 
Oral Reading Expression:
Appropriate
some
little/none
 
 
Oral Reading Clarity:
clear
mostly clear
partly clear
unclear
Physical impediment: Accent: Other:
Comment:
Phrasing / Breath Control:
Clause structure
some structure
little or none
 Sentence structure
some structure
 little or none
Breath Control
some control
 little or none
Visual / Sensory Motor Apsects:
Accepts distance as per setup
moves text/head closer
moves text/head further away
keeps place with eyes
physically keeps page place
physically keeps word place
Comments:
 
Error Anaylsis (Last Attempt)

Said:

is:

           

Said:

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Said:

is:

           

Said:

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Said:

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Said:

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Error Rate:
No. of errors
No. of words read in text
Error % rate:
Error Types (Last Attempt):
Tally
Total
omissions
- letter
  - word
insertions
- letter
  - word
substitution
- letter
 or reversal
- word
   
alternative pronunciation    
can't decipher after 5x    
Comments:
 
Self-Corrections Analysis:

1st try:

sc:

           

1st try:

sc:

           
Self-Correction Rate:
No. of Self-corrects.
No. of Errors + sc
Self-Corr. % Rate:
Comments:
 
First Strategy when Facing a Challenge:
Tally
Total
Context/sense:
rereads up to point of diff.    
reads on/reruns on from point of difficulty    
takes a guess    
seeks to clarify    
Decoding:    
sounds word out    
breaks word up into segments    
Coping Behaviour    
seeks help from T/A    
expresses emotional reaction    
no/masked attempt    
Mix of above / other    
Impressionistic Individual Descriptors:
chatty
reticent
over-confident
under-confident
dependent
independent
follows instructions
ignores instructions
initiates communication
avoids communication
alert
tired
enthusiastic
unmotivated
focused effort across time
no effort
frustrated
embrassed
humorous / cheerful
tearful
too many wrong attempts
won't attempt if unsure
loud voice
quiet voice
physically still
physically active
responds to text messages
no response to text message
in good health
health concerns
Comments:
 

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