Recording is informal and done at the time the event or activities occur.
They are objective, factual observations of a student and his or her work that are recorded. They provide a continuum template that the teacher uses for each child by circling the behaviors that are demonstrated in the appropriate column in the continuum. Early Readers Transitional Readers Extending Readers Previewing and Predicting Gathers limited information about the story from the teacher's introduction and the pictures. Gathers some information about the story from the teacher's introduction and the pictures. Gathers pertinent information about the story from the teacher's introduction and the pictures Gathers limited information from teacher's introduction, paragraphs read aloud, self initiated preview.