Running Records

• What are running records?

Running records are a form of assessment where teachers are able to listen to students reading and record their reading behaviors.  The students are reading unfamiliar books so that we have a better idea of what strategies the child is using.  This helps guide our instruction and allows the classroom teacher to make appropriate book choices.

• How Often?

Running records are administered 3-4 times a year.  Your child may not be assessed each time depending on his/her reading level.

• Who?

The Title I reading teachers along with the classroom teachers are responsible for administering the running record assessments to all students in kindergarten through second grade.

   **Image copied from www.heinemann.com (This is a sample copy of one of the books used for Running Records).