A running record is a powerful tool that provides a window into
students' orchestration of skills and strategies across multiple
dimensions of reading.
Richardson, Bates, and McBride take teachers beyond calculating a simple
accuracy rate to observing their students' reading behaviors with
classroom tested ideas for individual, small-group, and whole-group
instruction, as well as for independent practice. They offer the "why"
behind instructional decision making to help teachers take next steps to
plan targeted lessons.