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Grading Reading
By ConnieWI
I have twenty-four students and five reading groups. My reading program involves:
--shared reading (big book or chapter book that focuses on one or more comprehension strategies I am teaching). I use shared reading for teaching a reading/writing mini-lesson and modeling fluency, word attack skills, and comprehension strategies.
--guided reading for students still in need of teacher instruction of reading skills and comprehension.
--literature circles for students needing more independence. I move from more structured literature circles led by the teacher to less structured literature circles led by the students.
--independent reading of student chosen "just right" books. My students read independently about twenty to thirty minutes each school day along with fifteen or more minutes per night. They record their independent reading on a reading log, which I will attach, and report their minutes at the end of each week. In school, they use a stop watch to keep track of their minutes.
--I also use my classroom computer to take "reading status" each morning. I have done a simple one for you at the end of the reading log so you can see what it looks like. It is a way for me to know my students are not jumping from one book to another without reading the book from beginning to end. Some students do not need this daily check-in, but most do. I have found my students stay focused on one book and are better at chosing books they know they will enjoy.
I am also attaching a rubric for characterization that you could easily adapt for any comprehension strategy you are teaching. We use 4, 3, 2, and 1 rather than A, B, C as you do, but you could change my numbers to your letter grades. I have found that using a rubric like the one attached makes grading reading easy. In my opinion, third graders need it spelled out for them. The rubric makes it very clear what you expect. Of course, I would have modeled what I expect during sharing reading over at least a week. Then, my students would have practiced it using a read-aloud picture book or something we had previously read in our reading groups. That way, they could practice and I could make suggestion before any grades are taken.
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