Running Record - Reflection

This running record was a first for me! Luckily, Sol was a super co-operative student, and a real pleasure to work with. Hesitant by nature, Sol began reading slowly and carefully but as he felt more comfortable he picked up speed. Unfortunately, as he sped up he began to skip words occasionally. However, overall Sol did a fantastic job reading a second grade text - although he has only just begun second grade! His accuracy rate was 95%, and his error rate was 1:19.25

Of the mistakes Sol made, the most noticeable one was when he pronounced /oo/ as “ew” like brew-k, instead of brook. That being the case, I chose to use the double o as the focus of my mini lesson. I also incorporated a little reminder tool (in the form of handmade “oo” glasses) to serve as a cue for Sol to slow down and examine the text instead of simply reading on.  Apparently, it seems that /oo/ is especially hard for kids to remember.

While planning my lesson, and searching for instructional researches online, I came across this webpage (http://guides.library.duq.edu/c.php?g=232536&p=1545075) that provides picture books divided by vowel sounds. I thought that was really neat, and used one of the books they recommended. This reinforced my understanding that teachers should make use of technology whenever possible to form and enhance their instructional process.

Overall, this project was a learning experience and a great opportunity for me, and hopefully for Sol as well!