Mixed-Up Paragraphs
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Approach:  One to one
ACCESS
Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Comprehending literal meaning  
Resources:
3 cards
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Questions/instructions:  

Show student the paragraphs cards.

Here are some short paragraphs, but things like commas and full stops have been left out. Try to read each paragraph, so that it makes sense to someone who is listening.



% responses
2008 ('04)
y4
y8
Point to paragraph 1.
Start by reading the first one to yourself. When you are ready, read it out loud to me, so that it makes good sense.
Allow time.
Do you want to read it again, or were you happy with that?
Allow for student to read again if they want to.
    
read expressively in a way that makes sense
41 (34)
48 (51)
read in a way that makes sense
42 (53)
44 (43)
some parts read so that makes sense
10 (8)
5 (3)
words read accurately but overall made little sense
3 (2)
2 (2)
attempted but struggled to read words
4 (2)
1 (1)
not attempted
0 (1)
0 (0)
Point to paragraph 2.
Start by reading it to yourself. When you are ready, read it out loud to me, so that it makes good sense.
Allow time.
Do you want to read it again, or were you happy with that?
Allow for student to read again if they want to.
read fluently in a way that makes sense
6 (7)
34 (32)
read in a way that makes sense
7 (9)
16 (15)
some parts read so that makes sense
11 (13)
14 (9)
words read accurately but overall made little sense
71 (66)
35 (44)
attempted but stuggled to read words
5 (5)
1 (0)
not attempted
0 (0)
0 (0)
Point to paragraph 3.
Start by reading it to yourself. When you are ready, read it out loud to me, so that it makes good sense.
Allow time.
Do you want to read it again, or were you happy with that?
Allow for student to read again if they want to.
read fluently in a way that makes sense
9 (7)
32 (34)
read in a way that makes sense
13 (17)
31 (31)
some parts read so that makes sense
23 (23)
18 (21)
words read accurately but overall made little sense
45 (46)
18 (14)
attempted but stuggled to read words
10 (7)
1 (0)
not attempted
0 (0)
0 (0)

Total score:
14–15
5 (3)
31 (27)
12–13
10 (15)
23 (25)
10–11
23 (23)
22 (28)
8–9
46 (44)
19 (19)
0–7
16 (15)
5 (1)
Subgroup Analysis [Click on charts to enlarge] :
Year 4
Year 8
Commentary:
At least 90% of both year 4 and year 8 students read the words accurately, but far fewer read the second and third passages choosing appropriate punctuation so that they made sense. A little more than half of the year 8 students managed that compared to 13 to 22% of year 4 students. There was no clear evidence of change between 2004 and 2008.