EDPT 514 CBM Reading Fluency Probe
Running Record Assignment
Directions: Use the Northern Lights passage below to conduct a Running Record. Select an elementary student in Grades 3, 4, or 5 for this assignment. You need to make two copies of the Northern Lights passage. One copy is for the student to read from and the other copy is for you to do the recording of the miscues. Follow the highlighted directions below for recording the miscues. Please include the students age and grade level.
Steps for Conducting a Running Record
Use the Northern Lights passage below for conducting the Running Record. Make two copies of the passage. One copy is for the student to read from and the other copy is for your markings of the Running Record. Follow the highlighted directions below for marking the Running Record.
Students First and Last Initials:
Students Age:
Students Grade Level:
1. Mark every word read correctly with a check mark
2. Write the word substituted above the word in the text
3. Place a dash above the word left out
4. Insert the added word and place a dash below it
5. Write each attempt above the word in the text
6. Write R after the repeated word/phrase and draw an arrow back to the beginning of the repetition
7. Write A above the appealed word (asked for help)
8. Write T beside the word supplied for the reader
9. Write SC next to the self-corrected word
10. Write a reflection to explain the information that you garnered about the students reading strengths or weaknesses.
*3 5 minutes should be allotted for reading the passage.
*If a student takes more three seconds on a word, count it as an error.
Northern Lights
It looks like lights dancing in the sky or an amazing fireworks display. The night sky lights up in red, green, blue, and violet streaks of light. What is this crazy light show? Its called the Northern Lights. The Northern Lights can be seen from countries in the far north. They appear mostly in the sky in the Arctic region.

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