Let me give it a check and be done! {Same principle as in crossing stuff off a to-do list, which I love}
Don't you assess by taking notes and running records in your binder? Yes, I do! In fact this is normally the most meaningful way that I can track what my students are doing. For me, it works out great for planning lessons or for reorganizing my groups.
Then, why the additional piece? I felt like with the implementation of Common Core standards, the increased mention of strategies earlier on meant I needed to communicate more regularly to parents what I was seeing. I could send home running record data... um, yeah right. Communicating to parents in a simple and effective way is what I created this simple form to be.
What I have learned is that my kinders appreciate it as a form of immediate feedback and are generally excited {gotta love kindergarten} to practice the strategies even more. Sometimes I stick it in a book like a bookmark that goes home with them!
It helps me track or key in on these Common Core standards:
- K.RF.4.a. Use self-correcting strategies when reading simple sentences.
- K.RL.4.e. Understand and use fix-up strategies.
- K.RL.4.e-1. Use pictures to figure out unknown words.
- K.RL.4.e-2. Break words into sounds to read unknown words.
- K.RL.4.e-3. Chunk unknown words into parts to read unknown words.
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Do I do this for every kinder, every time I meet with them? Nope. I just use them to communicate on a semi-regular basis and as I feel needed. I've found that if I keep them handy, then whenever I do a running record it is just a check mark away from sending home as an update to parents. If you already have any of our guided reading products, you'll love that it is consistent with the reading strategy icons!
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- Leslie
