Year 2 English Reading Aloud Satisfactory1

Key
For the purpose of this transcript, the following editorial marks have been applied.
(.) / Micro pause, a notable pause but of no significant length
(0.2) / Timed pause, a pause long enough to time
- / segmenting/blending
( ) / The words spoken here were too unclear to transcribe
___ / Raise in volume or emphasis
CAPITALS / Words were read/said loudly or shouted
[ ] / Provides further/contextual information
 / Rise in intonation

[Symbol descriptions adapted from: University of Leicester. (n.d.). What is the Jefferson transcription system? Retrieved July, 2017, from

Summarised by the University of Leicester from:

Jefferson, G. (2004). Glossary of transcript symbols with an introduction. In G. H. Lerner (Ed.), Conversation analysis: Studies from the first generation (pp. 13–31). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Hepburn, A., & Bolden, G. B. (2013). Transcription. In J. Sidnell & T. Stivers, T. (Eds), Blackwell handbook of conversation analysis (pp. 57–76). Oxford, UK: Blackwell.]

[Background noise of students playing]

Teacher 1: What do you think this book’s going to be about?

Student 1: Umm, I think it’s going to be about Jack, umm, dressing up for, umm, a school. Cause there might be a dress up, umm, like Halloween.

Teacher 1: Mm, could be Halloween. What tells you that? What shows you that on the cover?

Student 1: Because he has, umm, a robot, umm, box that he made on him.

Student 1: This is Jack. Today Jack is in a (.) wobbly mood. He feels funny in his tummy (.) and wobbly in his legs. Jack has been invited to a party. It (.) is (.) a (.) dress-up (.) party (.) for (.) a (.) boy in Jack’ssoccer club. The boy’s name is Gem. He doesn’t go to Jack’s school. Jack wants (.) to, wants know (.) anyone at the party, except (.) for Gem. That’s why he feels (.) wobbly. Jack has (.) dressed up as a robot for (.) outer space. He made his (.) costume himself. This morning, Jack thought (.) his costume was awesome but now he thinks it might (.) look silly. Jack worries (.) that all (.) the kids at Gem’s party will have colour costumes than his. Probaly [Probably] costumes from a shop, not just ones (.) they made (.) themselves. ‘Hey Jack!’ Jack hers [hears] his mum call from downstairs. ‘Time to go!’ Jack shuffles downstairs in (0.3) his costume (.) is (.) very difficult to walk in. Jack can’t be,(.) bend his legs properly. ‘Hello Mum,’ (.) Jack says (.) in (.) his best robot voice. Jack’s mum laves [laughs]. (.) ‘Woah, that’s some costume!’ he, she says.

[Transcript of student reading from: Rippin, S. (2012). Hey Jack! The robot blues. Richmond, Vic.: Hardie Grant Egmont.

First published in 2012 by Hardie Grant Egmont

Teacher 1: What was the story about?

Student 1: Umm, going to a party, umm, one of his friend’s party, but he doesn’t go to Jack’s school.

Teacher 1: OK. And what else happened?

Student 1: Umm, Jack didn’t really like his costume anymore, ‘cause he made it himself.

Teacher 1: Do you think Jack did a good job of making the costume [Overlapping speech. Student 1: Yes.] himself?

Teacher 1: So why doesn’t he wanna wear it, do you think?

Student 1: Because he thinks other kids at Gem’s party might have, umm, costumes that look colourful.

Teacher 1: When you feel wobbly in the tummy, how do you feel?

Student 1: Kind of sick.

Teacher 1: So where abouts does the story take place?

Student 1: In Jack’s house.

Teacher 1: And where abouts in Jack’s house was Jack?

Student 1: Umm, upstairs.

Teacher 1: And how do you know he was upstairs?

Student 1: Because his mum said, umm, ‘cause, umm, the story said that, umm, his mum shouted from downstairs.

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