Apples for the Teacher

Running Records – Quick Thought

April 27, 2008

I just read something interesting in Marie Clay’s An Observation Survey.  Clay points out, that, as teachers become better at conducting running records, error frequencies actually go up.  (We’re more likely to catch all the errors.  Interesting thought.  I wonder if it applies more to readers in the higher levels?)

Also, read some interesting comments about making audio recordings of running records sessions.  If played back immediately after conducting a running record, this can provide helpful information with regards to fluency.  I’m going to try this with a small group of my struggling readers who have fluency issues.

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