NLSD #113 Elementary Level Reading Assessment Fiction Text RUNNING RECORD

Student _________________________
Comprehension Score
Text is:

Very Familiar

____%

Moderately Familiar

Grade _

Date _________

Error Rate __:__

Accuracy

Title The Ant and The Grasshopper

Level 11
Word Count 99

The grasshopper danced; He fiddled and sang, one

(FEB 07)

Recorder ______________
_____%

Easy
Instructional
(98%-100%) (93%-97%)

Unfamiliar

Page 1

S.C. Rate

__:__

Hard
(0%-92%)

Analysis
E
SC
Violated
Used
Errors & SC
SC Student / Text M S V M S V

sizzling summer day.

He hopped in the grass; he jumped for fun, for this was
his time to play.
He laughed at the ant, who was working so hard: You
ought to come play with me.
The winter is coming, the ant replied, As any wise
person can see.
Come play in the sun, the grasshopper said. Come
roll in the cool, green grass!
I havent got time, The ant replied, For summer will
certainly pass.
I dont want to work now, the grasshopper laughed.
Cueing Systems Used Effectively

Theres plenty of time for that!

Meaning cues (semantic)

Structural Cues (syntax)
Visual Cues (graphophonic)

Error Rate = word count # of errors

Accuracy = (# correct word count) x 100

Self-Correction Rate = (E + SC) SC

Reading Strategies Observed

Fluency

Pictures
Letters/sounds

Re-reads

Syllables (decodes in word

Meaningful substitutions
Prior knowledge/ Personal
connections

Reads on
Context

Chunks (finds parts they know)

parts)

Self-corrects/
crosschecks

Slow, word by word

Some phrasing
Phrased and fluent
Intonation/expression

Pace slows down to

Concept of Print/Text Features

de-code when
necessary

Other:________________

Other ____________

Observations/Notes/Strengths/Needs/Recommendations for Instruction:

Attends to punctuation
Attends to title, labels, captions
Uses illustrations, graphs, charts
Uses vocabulary from text
Other: _________

NLSD #113 Elementary Level Reading Assessment Fiction Text COMPREHENSION

Title

Level

Page 2

Student

Instructional
Level:

PART A

PART B

Retelling Score

Questions score

1 to 8
9 & up

___/6
___/12

n/a
___/6

Date

Total Score:
___/6 =
___/18 =

%
%

Minimum needed
(to advance)
5/6 = 83%
15/18 = 83%

PART A: Story Retelling (You may scribe response and attach it.)
While the initial Tell me what this book/story is about is necessary, students should be able to do the

retelling without additional prompting.

Use prompts when necessary, but when prompting is used, half points should be given.
Place the students score in the appropriate column: U = Unprompted P = Prompted

All Levels

Levels 9 & up

1.CHARACTERS
Names main character = 1

4. SETTING
Gives place = 1

Names other characters = 1

Gives time = 1

2. ACTION: Recalls major events

Complete = 2 or Partial = 1

5. PROBLEM: Identifies main problem

Complete = 2 or Partial = 1

3. SEQUENCE of events in order

Correct = 2 or Partial = 1

6. OUTCOME
Gives problem solution = 1

Gives story ending = 1

TOTAL

TOTAL

PART B: Questions to Check for Understanding

(Questions are for levels 9 & up optional for levels 1-8 )
Literal: Direct recall (who, what, when, where)
Question/prompt:

Score

/2

Student Response:
Inferential: In your head go beyond literal meaning to what is implied (why, how, what if)
Why do you think happened? How did feel? Why did ... act that way? etc.

Question/prompt:

/2

Student Response:
Critical: Personal connections (to other stories, to own experiences, to the world)

What part did you like best and why? Does this remind you of another story? What did you learn? etc.

Question/prompt:
Student Response:

/2

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