GUIDE READING OBSERVATION

Name: Date:
Text: Level:

Basic Skills Fluency

Reads from left to right, top to
bottom
Understands distinction
between letters, words and
sentences
Reads with finger/pointer
Reads most words accurately
Reads at an appropriate speed
Reads smoothly
Uses expression feeling
Alters voice to suit punctuation

Decoding Skills Comprehension

Attempts to solve unknown Makes predictions
words Visualizes
Self-Monitoring
Uses text/picture clues Makes connections
Word Knowledge
Self corrects errors
Sounds out unknown words Makes inferences
Recognizes most high frequency words
Rereads to gather information
Uses chunking Synthesizes
to solve unknown words Reads short vowel words
Reads Determines importance
Reads on to help solve Reads long vowel words
prefixes/suffixes/inflectional Ask questions
unknown
endings words Retells/summarizes
Reads diagraphs and blends
Rereads to confirm meaning
Recognizes when a word does
not sound night/makeNotes
sense

GUIDE READING OBSERVATION (EXAMPLE)

Name: Alia Maisara Date: 14th August 2021

Text: Crocodile and Monkey Level: 3 (Good)

Basic Skills Fluency

Reads from left to right, top to
bottom
Understands distinction
between letters, words and
sentences
Reads with finger/pointer
/ Reads most words accurately /
Reads at an appropriate speed /
/ Reads smoothly /
Uses expression feeling
Alters voice to suit punctuation /
 Decoding Skills Comprehension
Attempts to solve unknown Makes predictions /
words Visualizes /
Self-Monitoring
Uses text/picture clues / Makes connections
Word Knowledge /
Self corrects errors
Sounds out unknown words /
/ Makes inferences
Recognizes most high frequency words //
Rereads to
Uses chunkinggather information Synthesizes
to solve unknown words Reads short vowel words /
Reads / Determines importance
Reads on to help solve Reads long vowel words /
prefixes/suffixes/inflectional Ask questions
unknown
endings words Retells/summarizes
Reads diagraphs and blends //
Rereads to confirm meaning
Recognizes when a word does
not sound right/makeNotes
sense
Need to work on chunking
Did not stop to correct errors most of the time
Develop fluency (accuracy and smoothness)
Excellent comprehension
Good knowledge of sight words