1.2 Running records as authentic testing
In many school systems, running records are administered using preprinted running record sheets that contain the exact text the student is reading in a matching leveled book. To allow a teacher to administer multiple assessments with a single student, two or three books at the same reading level may be provided in a kind of kit.
A concern with these kits is that the reliance on such materials can lead to an assumption that teachers need not (or are not permitted to) stray from the boxed kit in order to fully assess children’s reading skills. Authentic opportunities to assess students may then be lost due to the constraints of the testing kit.
Making time for assessment
Running records should be administered within the context of the school day, not merely at scheduled times outside the normal flow of teaching and learning. If students are reading in a center or for a sustained time during the day, this is a perfect time when the teacher can take out a blank running records sheet and sit beside a student who has selected a new text to explore. The assessment then can occur naturally, within the existing rhythm of the school day. When running records are embedded within the school day, they can also become an instructional tool.
Contents
- 1 Running records
- 1.1Running records and you
- 1.2Running records as authentic testing
- 1.3Text selection
- 1.4Reading behaviors
- 1.5Self-corrections
- 1.6Cuing systems: Analyzing reading behaviors
- 1.7Quantitative analysis
- 1.8Instructional assessment: Finding teaching points
- 1.9Practice story
- 2 Miscue analysis
- 3 Ongoing assessments in action
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