Guided Reading Running Records

Project L.I.F.T.

ObjectivesParticipants will …• Explain what guided reading is and its

purpose.• Explain why running records are

important.• Administer a running record and reflect

on their performance.• Analyze a running record and determine

next instructional steps

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the

body.”~ Joseph Addison  ~

Building Background

What is Guided

Reading?

Building BackgroundThe ultimate goal in guided

reading is to help children learn how to use independent reading strategies successfully.

The overall purpose is to enable children to read for meaning at all times.

What is the purpose of

guided reading?

This reminds me of the time when I went fishing.

I wonder what will happened

next.

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FrustrationInstructionalIndependent

This book is just right!

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Instructional Level

Frustration Level

•Relatively easy text for the reader

• 95% of passage is read with accuracy

•Misread only 2 of every 20 words

•Challenging butmanageable text for the reader

•90% of passage read with accuracy

•Misread only 1 of every 10 words.

Difficult text for the reader

Less than 90% read withAccuracy

Misread more than 1 of every 10 words

This book is just right!

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Guided Reading Level by Grades K-6

Making Meaning of TextChildren use sources of information to read texts.

Marie Clay

M-S-V…..Mother Day

Saint Patrick’s Day

Valentine’s Day

Making Meaning of Text

Meaning Cues

Meaning Cues

Structure Cues

Structure Cues

Visual Information

Cues

Visual Information

Cues

Does it make sense?

Does it make sense?

Does it sound right?Does it sound right?

•Prior Knowledge•Story Sense•Illustrations

•Prior Knowledge•Story Sense•Illustrations

Sounds and SymbolsPrint Conventions Look at the lion

(tiger).

Sounds and SymbolsPrint Conventions Look at the lion

(tiger).

•Natural Language•Knowledge of English Language•Grammatical Patterns

•Natural Language•Knowledge of English Language•Grammatical Patterns

Does it look

right?

Does it look

right?

The tiger were orange and blackThe tiger were orange and black

   “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”  

~ Dr. Seuss ~

Running Records• When a student reads aloud, a teacher can

observe reading behaviors and make note of what the student is thinking and doing.

• Oral reading miscues reveal a student’s reading strategies.

• Miscues can be analyzed to make instructional decisions that are “tailored” to the student’s needs.

On your mark, get set… Go!!!

Running Records Symbols and Markings

Symbols and Markings

The Animal PicnicThe animals had a picnic To celebrate the fair.They all brought something tastyFor everyone to share.

The lambs brought yams.The bees brought peas.The poodles brought noodlesAll sprinkled with cheese.

The cheetahs brought pitas.The mice brought rice.The moose brought juiceAnd a bucket of ice.

The pigs brought figs.The bears brought pears.The apes brought grapesAnd some picnic chairs.

The raccoons brought spoons. The moles brought bowls.The storks brought forksAnd some cinnamon rolls.

The snakes brought cakesAnd I brought the tea.It was a wild picnic-Just the animals and me!

Look and Listen.

My GoldfishSee my new pet? This is my goldfish.I will name my goldfish Goldie. My goldfish has gills.Gills help fish breathe in water.My goldfish has fins.Fins help fish swim. I have a tank for Goldie. The tank is her home.I put rocks at the bottom of the tank.I put a plant in the tank, too. Goldie swims in her new home.Sometimes Goldie hides behind the plant.I feed Goldie goldfish food.Goldie swims up to eat the food. Sometimes I have to put clean water in the tank.I use a net to take Goldie out of the tank.I try not to scare Goldie.

Practice makes perfect!

ObjectivesParticipants will …• Explain what guided reading is and its

purpose.• Explain why running records are important.• Administer a running record and reflect on

their performance.• Analyze a running record and determine

next instructional steps

ResourceResourcehttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/curriculum/languagearts/elementary/k2literacy/2009k2-literacy.pdf

I've traveled the world twice over, Met the famous; saints and sinners, Poets and artists, kings and queens,

Old stars and hopeful beginners,

I've been where no-one's been before, Learned secrets from writers and cooks

All with one library ticket To the wonderful world of books.”     

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