The ability to find words in a dictionary and use the information related to those words
Dictionary Skills
100
Words or phrases that the student starts to read again or reads over again while reading orally
repetitions
100
A reader saying a word without regard to any decoding elements contained in the word or passage being read orally
Guessing
100
The number of words per minute being read silently
Reading Speed
100
A word that the reader knows instantly
Sight Word
200
The ability to convert sounds in words to letters
Spelling Skill
200
Oral reading errors that are the result of reading a word from right to left, reversing a letter in a word, or switching the order words are read in a sentence
Inversions or reversals
200
A word or words that have replaced the existing words or words in a passage being read orally
Substitutions
200
Speeding up or slowing down the rate of reading to match the material you are reading silently
Adjust Reading Rate
200
The understanding that a spoken word is made up of a series of separate sounds
Phonemic awareness
300
The ability to use the words around an unknown word to help identify the unknown word
Context Clue Use
300
Any word or words that the reader skips while reading orally
Omissions
300
Any word or words that are added by the reader while reading orally
Insertions
300
Any reading in which the speed allows proper attention to the meaning of the passage
Reading at an Appropriate Rate
300
Having an association between a letter or letter combination and the sound it represents
Phonics Knowledge
400
The ability to identify the uppercase and lower case letters by name
Alphabet Knowledge
400
Saying a word differently than the generally accepted manner
Poor Pronunciation
400
Halting, labored reading at a slow rate with equal emphasis on each word while reading orally
Word-by-Word Reading
400
Reading Strategies used to focus on finding specific types of information in material being read
Skimming and Scanning
400
The ability to decode words of more than one syllable by identifying, separating, and pronouncing parts of words
Structural Analysis
500
The ability to go from the printed for of a word to its meaning
Vocabulary knowledge
500
Not choosing or grouping appropriate groups of words while reading orally
Incorrect Phrasing
500
Using reference material to find information and using information-locating tools within a textbook
Locating Information
500
The ability to read smoothly and easily with proper speed, accuracy, and phrasing