Metalinguistic
Awareness Inventory: Writing
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 writing through copious 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
writer that you know?
Lesly.
What does he
/ she do that makes them a good writer?
She knows how to
write the really hard words.
When you are
writing do you ever have trouble thinking of what to say? What do you
do about it?
Yes. I read
the word over and over in my mind and then I try writing it to see if
I got it correct.
What else
do you do?
Ask someone for
help.
Are you a
good writer?
No.
What do you
do best as a writer?
I can write scary
stories.
What do you
want to improve in your writing?
I need to be
able to write lots more words.
When you spend
time writing anything you want, what do you writing?
I like to write
scary things.
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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