Week 4: Student Reading Assessment

Assessment of Whales and Fish Reading:

According to the results of the data gathered from the student reading Whales and Fish, this particular student is reading at an accuracy rate of 95 percent. What this tells us, it that this passage is easy enough for the student to read independently. The student did not get frustrated while reading and was able to work through the words she was unsure about to correct herself while reading. This student is reading at an error rate where one out of every twenty words is an error. The student’s self-correct rate is 1:3 which means that for every error, the student corrects 1 out of 3 errors.  Throughout the reading, this student is able to self- monitor her mistakes and make corrections as she goes along. As far as fluency goes, the student is mostly fluent in the reading of the passage. There is some hesitation, pausing, and repetition but for the most part she is able to read the entire passage without too many revisions.

Retelling assessment:

During the retelling of the story, the student was able to describe the subject of the story using her own words. The student was able to articulate that the story was about fish and whales, and their differences and similarities. The student pulled specific examples from the story (the finding of food right away for fish vs whales drinking milk from their mother to start) and was able to describe similar and different physical characteristics of fish and whales. The student showed an adequate to detailed understanding of the passage.

Student strengths/needs:

The one weakness I noticed was the student having difficulty keeping her place while reading. Besides that, she was a strong reader. Her strengths include self-correcting and monitoring, and comprehending the major ideas in the passage. Overall, the student appears to be an efficient reader who does not struggle to read.