Where's the Glitch?: How to Use Running Records with Older Readers, Grades 5-8

by Mary Shea

&n>Many students find themselves struggling to learn from texts because glitches in their reading process block learning, cause frustration, and impede success. The source of these problems can be difficult to discern. Where’s the Glitch? identifies why readers stumble and presents strategies designed to get them back on track and reading well. In Where’s the Glitch? Mary Shea shows you how to use modified running records (MRRs) to pinpoint where readers struggle with comprehension, to determine their current reading level, and to assess the specific skills they already possess. Shea explains how to take an MRR and get meaningful assessment data on the spot—even in a busy classroom. Then, she describes how to use that information to plan interventions that integrate instruction in literacy skills with content—area studies. As a result, students increase their reading fluency, overall achievement, and motivation to learn.

168 pages, Paperback

First published July 18, 2006

Reviews

[Alyssa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of helpful points and information for middle school and high school reading teachers. All of Shea's personal stories are pretty corny, and this was obviously written before Dr. Suess was cancelled (there's like 3 or 4 references to his books), but if you look past that, this book is helpful and informative.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am always so impressed by the books this professor chooses. I never feel like I am reading just to get an assignment done. There are so many genuinely helpful, useful, and connectable ideas and concepts in what we read. This book was no different and I really appreciated the focus on students at the middle grades. There is where I have spent most of my teaching career and where I felt I was really lacking information. Anyone who works with middle school students and reading would benefit from reading this book.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Practical look at how to use running records with a retell to pinpoint and address needs of 5th through 8th grade readers. Includes many effective teaching practices to support struggling readers.