Running Record AnnMarie Nulty 11 th October 2008

Running Record Ann-Marie Nulty 11 th October 2008.

Matilda by Roald Dahl Sample of 112 words Recommended age – 9 – 12 Longer words. Conversational Language

Symbols Used: • • Correct – Teal Font Errors – Red Font SC – Self Correct – Green Font Ph – Phonological error Gr – Graphophonic error Sem – Semantic error Omission – word left out – (---)

Gm (end sound) Matilda was a little late in starting school. was a little late in start school. Sem, Matilda Ph (pry) Most children begin Primary School at five Most children begin Pr- Pry-pryminary School at five or even just before, but Matilda’s parents, Sem, ph (soft k or even juz before, but Matilda’s parents, sound) weren’t very concerned one way or Ph (endwho sound) who weren’t very kon-konk- konkerned one way or the other about their daughter’s education, the other about their daughter’s ed-edition-education, SC, Ph

Sem, ph had forgotten to make proper arrangements had forgotten to make prepared arrangements Ph (end sound) in advance. She was five and a half when in advans. She was five and a half when she entered school for the first time. Matilda was put in the bottom class, where there were eighteen other small boys and girls about the same age as her. Their

Omission Teacher was called Miss Honey, and she could Teacher --- called Miss Honey, and she could not have been more than twenty-three or twenty. Ph (strong O) not have been more than twenty-three or twentyfour. She has a lovely pale oval Madonna face Omission, then four. She has a lovely pale ov-vel Madonna face SC repeated with blue eyes and her hair was light-brown.

Data • Number of errors • Number of Self Corrects 8 2 Running Record Data Assessment from http: //wind. prohosting. com/washad/runrecalc. html Error rate – 14 Accuracy – 92. 9% Self Correction Rate - 5

Recommendations • 92% is at an Instructional level, best read in small groups or with assistance. • Many of the errors (6 out of 8) relate to sound, particularly end sounds and sound rules. More practice would be required in this area. • Possibly a reading buddy to assist and model at times.