1.  The teacher instructs the student that they will be reading a passage out loud without assistance from the teacher.

2.  A video or audio tape should be made for analysis after the session.

3.  After the reading, the teacher marks all miscues including omissions, insertions, mispronunciations, and student corrections.

4.  The teacher records the miscues by writing what the text said in one column and what the reader said in the other column.

4.  The miscues are then analyzed using the following criteria.

• Did the miscue go with the preceding context?
• Did the miscue go with the following context?
• Did the miscue preserve essential meaning?
• Was the miscue corrected?
• Was the misuce either meaning preserving or corrected?