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Rethinking Running Records: A Practical Approach for Supporting Struggling Readers
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I used to be all about running records. I still am, but in a more organic sense. You should’ve seen my notebooks—filled with...
Understanding Present Levels of Performance (PLOPs) in Education
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A new grade 4 student arrived at the school, in the middle of the school year. There wasn’t any data from her former school. There...
Is My Reader Struggling? Is It Normal? How Do I Know?
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Every school year, I was approached by worried parents and caretakers with this question:
"Will my student’s reading difficulties go...
How Do I Know If My Reader Is Reading A “Just Right” Book (Or Is It Too Easy or Hard?)
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Assessing reading progress is VERY important to moving the reader along at the JUST RIGHT pace. For this to happen, the reading, strategies,...