Question for a reading specialist or s/o who evaluates L/D

amother

Mon, Jan 17 2022, 1:02 pm

What would make my son read the word "manicure" as "manufacturer"?? We were playing a game he glanced at the card and thought it said manufacturer. Granted he didn't focus on it or sound it out, but looking at it and"reading it" he thought it said manufacturer. Another word during the game was also wrong. Both incorrect words are words he was not very familiar with. He would know what a manicure is but definitely not a common word in his vocabulary and the second word he may never have heard of before. (Then I tested him on some other cards and all were fine) I never noticed this before, where would I start to figure this out?

Some background: My son is a middle schooler, he reads slower even though he reads a ton. When reading outloud he reads monotone most of the time unless we tell him to focus on punctuation (he can, just it's hard for him). He reads Hebrew accurately but it doesn't flow smoothly or fast. He is not great with translation. He is very smart otherwise and does really well in school. He is a little spacy and doesn't have great executive function/time management etc.

We did a full Neuro psych evaluation Bec I always felt there is something there with reading/translation but it turned up empty. (I don't know which exact tests)

Did this reading an incorrect word give a clue to anything?

Thanks

amother

Cherry

Mon, Jan 17 2022, 1:10 pm

Hi, I’m not a reading specialist but I do evaluate for LD. It seems to me that he didn’t really read the word, he glanced at it and assumed it said manufactured based on the beginning and the look of the word and because it’s a more familiar word to him than manicure. I think if he would have taken the time to decode the word, he would have read it properly.

amother

Mon, Jan 17 2022, 1:14 pm

amother [ Cherry ] wrote:

I do agree that he was capable of reading that word, if I would have said read it again he could actually have read it. I'm just wondering if this is a clue to anything . Maybe it's not.

amother

Cherry

Mon, Jan 17 2022, 1:25 pm

It sounds like reading is an effort for him and he was trying to read it more like a sight word rather than putting forth the effort. Is he quick overall, but relatively slower with decoding/fluency (he could be in the average range but if other scores were higher; it’s a relative weakness). That could be frustrating for him.

You can Google David Kilpatrick, who is a reading expert. At the risk of being technical, you might find his work helpful.

seeker

Mon, Jan 17 2022, 1:27 pm

It's not very unusual for a kid to take a quick glance at a word and jump to a conclusion based on the beginning and end sounds.

I don't know what it means for a neuropsych eval to "turn up empty." Do you mean that it did not result in a diagnosis? Even without a diagnosis, the testing should provide you with information about his cognitive strengths and weaknesses that could help you understand why he seems to be lagging in some areas.

amother

Mon, Jan 17 2022, 1:29 pm

seeker wrote:

Yes I meant no diagnosis. It did provide info on areas of strengths and weekness.

To the poster above about it being a "relative weekness" , this makes sense.

#BestBubby

Mon, Jan 17 2022, 1:33 pm

amother [ Cherry ] wrote:

I am a reading specialist, and I agree.

Your son glanced at the word, and based on the beginning guessed the familiar word
manufacture.

Your son, like EVERYBODY, has some strengths and some weaknesses.

Your son is DOING WELL IN SCHOOL.

Be Happy, and don't look for problems where there aren't any, BH!

amother

Cherry

Mon, Jan 17 2022, 1:43 pm

#BestBubby wrote:

Yes, agree!