the word skipping is having minor ripples due to some of the ways testing in school focuses on out loud exact reading.
Yeah - I know at Ds reading assessemnts they're stringent - he skips a word or substitutes a similar word he gets is marked wrong' and can't move to the next level. I can see why it's important, though.
I know DS' teacher has been given him reading assessments lately... I suppose in response to my contacting the school about my concerns re dyslexia. DS was thrilled b/c apparently he got to move up a level in 100 book challenge. I am interested in what she finds on her assessments... DS told me of at least one instance where he inverted a word. Apparently, a sentence started out "On September" and he, of course, read "No September." He said the teacher stopped him and pointed it out to him. I asked him if she had any other comments about his reading and he said that she did tell him he is "adding words that aren't there." He does do that, which is where I get my suspicion that he is kind-of guessing at what he is reading more than we realize - you know? Like he sees workds and context and pictures and and is sort of reading and 'making it up' to a certian extent. Not sure, if that is another read flag for "dyslexia" or what... But I am interested in how she sees his reading.
