Many people wonder about analyzing omissions while taking a
reading record for Benchmark Assessment System 1 and 2. Q:
Should omissions be analyzed? What if a student omits headings?
A: Omissions and insertions are generally not analyzed as they
are usually related to structure. Skipping headings means each
word in a heading is an error but is not really related to
structure. Rather, it is missing a line of print. Instead of
analyzing, simply make a note on the reading record that will
remind you that this child needs help with learning to read
headings. For more examples of reading records we encourage you
to visit samples at: