Reading 1, Take 2

First, let me say that I’m not typically this technologically impaired.  First I have difficulty logging into this here blog (the user error was too remedial for me to even mention).  Then, once I’m in, I can’t see/find my first blog post.  It’s nowhere to be seen…  I’m not sure what I did wrong.   Well, this one is saved in MS Word (should I make another misstep).

Running Record intimates me a bit.

Well, up until this course I think that I had only “heard of” Running Record, but couldn’t begin to tell anyone what it was.  For all I knew it was a P.E. thing or some federal fitness initiative (which might not be a bad idea). 

Now that I have the beginnings of an idea about it I can safely say, “I’m a bit intimated.”  My multitasking can get taxed with the idea of walking and chewing gum.  Recording middle school students will likely require me to use multiple recording devices just to keep up.  I'm sure that I'll miss a lot when I try it for real.  I am thankful to learn that the reading specialist who teaches across the hall from me is an old pro using RR. 

All that being said, RR could prove quite helpful.  In the past few years I’ve had students in my classrooms that have flown under the radar.  Their growth (or lack of growth) was often discovered too late to help.  Also, I see RR as a means to help students view and engage with their own learning targets and goals.