Running Record Assignment

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View my Running Record on the passage "Lost at the Beach".
You can also view Tzvi's Benchmark Passage Quick Check  and Retelling Scoring Form.
Here is my lesson plan geared to help Tzivi improve his fluency rate and my reflection on running record assessments.

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