Running Record for Whales and Fish

Ti­tle: Whales and Fish

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1	Whales and fish both live in the water, but they are different in many ways. Whales are large animals that lived in the water.          ______           T Even [thought whales live in the water],          _____ they mostmust come to the top of the water to get air.           ____ c       in/SC     R When [they come to the top of the water],                                    _____ T whales breathe in air through a hole in the top of their heads.                                     both SC At the same time they blow out old air. Whales don’t get air like fish. Fish take in air from the water.                                                  d Mother whales give birth to live^ whales.                          s most   R    in/SC The baby whale^ must come to the top of the water right away for air.                                but The baby drinks milk ^ from its mother for about a year. Then it finds its own food. Fish have babies in a different way. Most mother fish lay eggs. The babies are born when the eggs hatch. Right after they are born,                       most the baby fish must find their own food. Whales and fish are alike in some ways too. Whales and fish have flippers on their sides.                                 _________ T They also have fins on their tails.                     ___ Flippers and fins help whales and fish swim. Fins move and push the water away.	1 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1	1 1 1	1 1 1	1 1	1 1 1 1 2 1
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	Accuracy Rate: 93% Error Rate: 15% Self-Correction Rate: 5.3%

          This student has demonstrated strong reading skills. She could benefit from taking a little slower approach and carefully looking at the words before she speaks. A few times this child confuses the word must with the word most. What makes this child strong in her reading skills is that she pauses if she is unsure of a word and carefully sounds it out to determine if the meaning and structure is appropriate. A lot of her weaknesses are that she does not recognize certain vowels in her words and she confuses the word with a similar word and she constantly repeats the same phrase she says previously. With a lot of practice and dedicated from a helping teacher, parent or guardian she can prove to be a strong reader.