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Effective assessment is integral to successful literacy instruction.
- Small group situations provide an opportunity to get an accurate overview of how the different students are engaging with the text.
- The session provides an opportunity for the teacher to briefly sit alongside a student in the group, hear them read, and discuss what they are reading. Some teachers may take a running record at this time on the passage the student is reading (if appropriate) and use the information for further teaching decisions.
- Information gained from observations of students during the guided reading lesson provides valuable material for planning future instruction. These observations can be recorded in the modelling book or, preferably, in iUgo under 'Next Steps' (as seen below).
Running Records
Running Records
Running Records can be used to assess students reading aloud from any text and in any setting. They provide a framework for systematically observing a student’s reading processing system.
Taking regular Running Records is essential as part of monitoring students’ learning needs. Running Records are particularly useful for students who may be at risk of not making the expected progress in reading.
Running Records are also commonly used to confirm a student’s ability to move to another colour wheel level.
- What is this student able to do on text?
- What is this student starting to do?
- What is this student neglecting or not doing on text?
- What sources of information are being used?
For further information about the use and analysis of running records, see Using Running Records: A Resource for New Zealand Classroom Teachers.
This resource can be found in the Teacher Resource area.
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