When all of our students were engaged in Thinking and Learning Time, I noticed A.A. and D.J. were working closely together at the round table. D.J. was reading a book, while A.A. was making checkmarks on her clipboard. I took a few photographs, and tried not interrupt their work. I noticed that A.A. would make a checkmark after each word that D.J. read correctly. This reminded me of the Running Records that educators complete with students to find out their reading level. Here is what the…
