Errors- The Keys to:

Strengths------ Instruction------- Diagnosis

Strengths

Getting the idea but not the answer vs getting the answer but not the idea

Case 1: Reading Comprehension Case 2: Math Case 3: Reading Skill

Instruction

Capitalizing on Errors/Strengths as a basis for individualized instruction

Case 1: Reading Skill

Case 2: Reading/Language Comprehension Case 3: Math

Diagnosis

Errors as Insight into Source Problems

Case 2: gifted LD vs ADHD, ODD, Behavior Disorder Case 3:Nonverbal LD vs Anxious Achievement
Case 1: phonological deficit vs autism