Metalinguistic
Awareness Inventory
Jacob:
did
not learn to read until the summer between the third and fourth grade, yet
graduated both from high school and received
an associate's degree from a private college. He received training in
electronics through the armed forces.
Who
is a good reader that you know?
Pastor
Wayne.
What
does he / she do that makes them a good reader?
Accuracy
, pronunciation and inflection.
When you are
reading and come to something that you don’t know, what do you do?
Sound it out, and
look it up if I can’t figure out what it means.
What else do
you do?
Ask someone how
it is pronounced.
Are you a
good reader?
No.
What do you
do best as a reader?
I may read slow
but I have good comprehension.
What do you
want to improve in your reading?
Oral reading
could be better.
When
you spend time reading anything you want, what do you read?
Mostly
automotive type magazines.
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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