Steps #3 and #4: Administer Passages

• Begin with the highest independent or lowest instructional level from word lists

• Find the instructional level in familiar text

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Where to begin? Begin with highest independent level or lowest instructional level as determined by word lists.

Instructions for passages appear on page 53. Suggest that you use a tape recorder. Or you can mark as the student reads.

Step 1. Determine familiarity (want to obtain instructional level on a familiar narrative passage)

Step 2. Mark and count miscues

Step 3. Record time

Step 4. Ask and score comprehension questions