I Am Legend Book Report

The purpose of this assignment was to find a child in the primary grades and create a literacy profile based on an assessment. To best assess Landon’s reading level and literacy development I chose to conduct a reading record for him. Before conducting the assessment I had to get to know more about Landon and we had to get comfortable with each other. I began by conducting two interviews one with Landon to get to know more about him, and the second interview was with a parent. From the interviews I learned that Landon is in the first grade and he is in a literacy rich environment living with two educated parents. To help recommend books I asked him some questions about his hobbies and favorite things to do and he explained that he loves sports.
I gave him a choice of 3 beginning readers that involved sports and he chose a book titled Slower than a Slug which had 112 total words in it. Landon’s word recognition and verbal fluency were pretty good when reading. He used context clues to help him understand the meaning of unfamiliar words. I was pleased at the number of self-corrections that Landon made without seeking my help. Throughout the story Landon would stop and examine the page, looking particularly at the pictures. While reading he made 11 total errors giving him a 10 percent error rate and a 1:10 error ratio. At a 90 percent accuracy rate this book was a little challenging for Landon because he needed teacher assistance. I was encouraged however, by how Landon was able read most of the book by using the strategy of sounding out the words he did not know. I also noticed that there were some words that he tended to repeat if it did not make sense to him. Based on the number of errors in the running record assessment and the number of times he sought teacher assistance he may need to find books that are at his level. He can avoid books that are too difficult by simply going to the second page of the book and checking to see if there are five words he does not know if there are then that book is too
I was pleased with how he made attempts at sounding out the words in the story but I feel this can take away from the comprehension of the story as a whole because of the time spent sounding out multiple words. Therefore, having questions about the book to guide him as he read would help to keep him focused while reading. In order to build his stamina and reading fluency Landon needs to read through a book at his reading level uninterrupted. To ensure that Landon’s fluency and word recognition is not limited to sports stories, he and his teacher should deliberately add informational and other non-fiction texts to his personalized reading list. There are many non-fictional texts that can be added to his book list that cover other topics he may be interested in.

I found what Taberski said about children’s reading needing to plateau before ascending higher to be true. Landon should continue reading books at his level before moving on to more challenging books. Taberski also stated how important it is for students to read widely and across genres, and how this will ultimately support comprehension. Based on the parent interview and how often they visit libraries, I believe that Landon has access to a wide variety of books and this can help to further build his