Metalinguistic
Awareness Inventory
Jenny: entered
the third grade reading on a first grade level, her parents have recently
separated, and her father has remarried and has a new baby. She has
improved her reading through Free Voluntary Reading and is part of
various special literacy programs in the public school she attends.
This Inventory has been translated from
Spanish to English.
Who is a good
reader that you know?
Maria.
What does he
/ she do that makes them a good reader?
She knows how to
read real well. She knows a lot of words.
When you are
reading and come to something that you don’t know, what do you do?
I read it over
and over a bunch of times.
What else
do you do?
Ask someone for
help.
Are you a
good reader?
No.
What do you
do best as a reader?
I don't give
up, I keep reading until I understand.
What do you
want to improve in your reading?
I need to understand
and be able to read lots more words.
When you spend
time reading anything you want, what do you read?
I like to read small
books because I understand them.
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.
- Jenny, a 9 year
old Bilingual Elementary School.
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