Metalinguistic
Awareness Inventory
Ann:
learned
to read at a very early age and used reading to escape a somewhat troubling home
life. She reads two and three books at a time, most of which are over 400 pages,
and has read the English unabridged translation of Don Quixote.
Who is a good
reader that you know?
A good reader that
I know is Lisa.
What does he /
she do that makes them a good reader?
She can read quick,
but also gets the subtle clues and hints in the story and can analyze what she
reads really well.
When you are
reading and come to something that you don’t know, what do you do?
I read it over
to see if I can figure it out, if I can’t get it after reading it several
times and using context clues, I go on.
What else do
you do?
Sometimes, if
what I don’t know is a word, I look it up.
If I skip it and go on, sometimes it is explained later.
Are you a
good reader?
Yes, I guess.
What do you
do best as a reader?
Read quickly,
yet understand what I am reading and remember it.
What do you
want to improve in your reading?
I want
to improve my ability to be an observant reader the first time, rather
than always having to read back over things to get everything out of it.
When you
spend time reading anything you want, what do you read?
Fantasy,
fiction, literature, depending on my mood.
Metalinguistic Awareness Inventory allows educators and
parents a look into a learner's self awareness of his or her literacy
development.
From the "reading"
and "writing" links below, it is
possible to access a web-based test, which when completed by the learner, is
routed to the educator's e-mail (provided it is placed in the appropriate
field).
Here
are various examples of completed MAI's.
- Jacob, a 55 year old electronics engineer.
- Ann, a 19 year old college student.
- Ron, a 17 year old high school student.
- Edward, a 16 year old high school student.
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