Jaime's Ch.5 Reflection
In Chapter 5, Taberski goes into great detail about Running Records. Most of the things mentioned in this Chapter have been covered by Greg in class. This chapter is very useful and informative because she shows the reader the importance of using Running Records with children. I must admit though all her little symbols (/,<--, T, SC, SK, R….) are quite confusing. I’m sure it only looks that way because I haven’t done as many RR’s as Sharon. Hopefully as I do more RR’s I’ll remember what the different slashes and arrows mean. Running Records also show what the child is thinking when they are reading. Jotting down their miscues will help the teacher identify which cueing system the student is or is not using in their reading.
I really like the idea of doing RR’s because you can see the progress the student has made throughout the school year. The example of Jasmin's RR was useful because she showed us his RR from the beginning of the school year until the end of the year and you can see the progress he made. In the beginning he was omitting the word "a" when he read a simple book and by December he remembered some high frequency words. Then we see his Running Record at the end of the year and he's reading Chapter books. Using RR's in the classroom will be very beneficial for both the teacher and the student but at the same time it will take up some class time. I think if I (in the future) do a few RR's each day, I'll be able to keep track of my students reading progress.
I really like the idea of doing RR’s because you can see the progress the student has made throughout the school year. The example of Jasmin's RR was useful because she showed us his RR from the beginning of the school year until the end of the year and you can see the progress he made. In the beginning he was omitting the word "a" when he read a simple book and by December he remembered some high frequency words. Then we see his Running Record at the end of the year and he's reading Chapter books. Using RR's in the classroom will be very beneficial for both the teacher and the student but at the same time it will take up some class time. I think if I (in the future) do a few RR's each day, I'll be able to keep track of my students reading progress.
posted by Jaime | 4:41 PM
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Hey Jaime,
I agree with you on all those symbols that Sharon uses being confusing. There are so many abbreviations for all kinds of different things, but of course I am sure those symbols are helpful for Sharon with all the running records she does in her classroom. I am also worried about not having enough time. I really want to do running records in my classroom as well. It shows the progress of your students, which is a great way of using evidence, but hopefully we will be able to use the little time we have in the classroom to do something as important as running records. :)
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