Which scenario would illustrate a substitution miscue?

• A. Inserting an extra word.
• B. The reader says a different word than printed.
• C. Omitting a word.
• D. The reader repeats a word.

Answer: (B)

A substitution miscue happens when the reader says a word that is not the word printed in the text. The key is that the spoken word differs from what’s on the page, even if it fits the sentence or makes sense. For example, if the printed word is “cat” and the reader says “dog,” that’s a substitution because the word spoken replaces the target word. This differs from inserting extra words, omitting a word, or repeating a word, which are other types of miscues. Inserting adds extra words that aren’t in the text; omitting leaves out a word; repeating copies a word from the text. So the scenario where the reader says a different word than printed best illustrates a substitution miscue.