Taking Running Records Grades 1-3: A Teacher Shares Her Experience on How to Take Running Records and Use What They Tell You to Assess and Improve Eve

Dr. Shea has created a great resource to help a teacher ascertain what difficulties a student may have when reading. The forms are reproducible which are not only wonderful, but time saving as well.

In my job as being a Literacy Coordinator for my school, I have often heard from teachers who say, "Running records don't tell me what I need to know about my more advanced readers." I've also heard, "Running record results make my student look like he is reading at a high level, but it doesn't tell me much about his comprehension, and I know he isn't comprehending what he is reading at this high level." I have found this book to be a great resource in addressing these issues. Dr. Shea shows not only how to code a running record, but also how to code a systematic retelling assessment tool. This tool's results are correlated with a running record results to give an over-all picture of a student's performance in reading a book. This is an affordable, easy to read book that will be worth your investment of time and money.

I can personally say say that owning a copy of this book is the next best thing to having her in your classroom. I felt like she was talking to me as she would have in the classroom. I feel fortunate that I learned the process of Taking Running Records. What I was able to do for all if my students to improve their reading skills was beyond my belief. Thank you Mary Shea from the bottom of my heart!