Conduct three (3) running-record assessments. Analyze the running-record assessments and calculate the accuracy percentage. Select a teaching point based on your analysis.

Running Record Assessment Exercise

Conduct three (3) running-record assessments. Analyze the running-record assessments and calculate the accuracy percentage. Select a teaching point based on your analysis. Write a report for each running-record assessment that includes the original running record, calculations, your conclusions, and teaching point.

A running record is a tool that assists teachers to recognize patterns in student reading behaviors. These patterns allow teachers to develop targeted reading strategies for individual students. Running records are a diagnostic tool that should be used to develop instructional techniques.

Running records should be administered during typical reading time activities. The perfect time to administer a running record is when a child is reading and a teacher can sit beside the student and with a blank running record begin to administer the assessment.