What kind of reading mistakes are made? | Autism PDD

Interresting article. I'll have to try this.

The following link is a simple explanation of miscue analysis. Basically, it's recording the mistakes your child makes while reading, and using that information to figure out where his/her weaknesses lie.

There are several different types of mistakes, and each mistake has a different probably source. For example, an omission (skipping a word) might mean problems with visual tracking, whereas repetition (reading the same word twice) might mean the passage is too difficult.

Routinely keeping track of these "miscues" can help you monitor reading progress, too.

Here's the link:

http://specialed.about.com/od/literacy/a/msicue.htm

You are like a bottomless well of info! I emailed this link to Cole's speech therapist, his special ed teacher, the Asst Principal in charge of special ed, and to a friend of mine whose 3rd grader is struggling a bit with reading.

Thanks, NorwayMom!!!

All this is vision related and Vt can help with prisms. This can also be dyslexia as well. Daniel adds words not there and removes words as well. Daniel has capd also. As a teacher, I have to say many kids with autism skip and add words. If it still makes sense, it is probably lack of focus/attention to detail. Our kids have the idea of what a passage may say and don't go for accuracy.
Is reading with 100% accuracy important if they still understand? I say no since the purpose of reading is meaning.
If the miscue effects meaning/comprehension, then it is time to analyze. If a child relies solely on phonics and not meaning, you need to prompt kids:
"You read ...Did that make sense?" "It looks like...but that doesn't make sense. What would make sense?"
I think prompting children to make sense out of their reading when they miscue, is key. Analysis means so much, but we must know what to do with it.

Here are some related tools.

Running Records:

Running records are used to assess and record what cueing systems students are currently using while reading. It also helps to determine the difficulty level of the text they are reading and assists teachers in accurately matching students to instructional level materials.

Informal Running Record Form - Free printable
*Running Record Sheet - A more detailed running record; free printable
*Miscue Analysis - Codes to use on running records
*Scoring Guidelines - How to score the running records
Running Record Tutorial - How to perform and assess a running record
Reading Assessment Calculator - An on-line calculator to help score your running records and print out results
Assessment Tips - From Reading A-Z

Source: http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/guided_reading.html