Miscue Analysis of Braille Readers

Abstract

A comparison of blind and sighted readers, using Goodman's Reading Miscue Inventory, was conducted using 22 blind students enrolled in both public and residential schools. Blind braille readers’ miscues were compared to those of sighted readers. Results revealed that similarities were greater than differences. Print and braille readers had approximately the same proportion of miscues in substitutions, omissions, insertions, reversals across words, and more miscues in graphic than sound similarity. Differences were found in more unsuccessful corrections for braille readers.