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Oral Reading Record Level A/1: Counting Pencils
Name ___________________________ Date ________________ Grade ________ Age ______
School _________________________________
Recorder ____________________________
Introduction
Read the title. Then say: In this book, the boy uses pencils to help him count by tens. Read to find out how he
learns. Invite the student to review the pictures and words in “I need to know these words.” (There is no
requirement for the student to read the words.) Turn to page 4. Then say: Now read about counting pencils.
Page
Level A/1
Counting Pencils
E
SC
E
MSV
SC
MSV
4
I have 10 blue pencils.
6
I have 10 red pencils.
7
I have 10 yellow pencils.
10
I have 10 brown pencils.
12
I have 10 green pencils.
14
I have 50 pencils.
16
I have paper!
Assess comprehension through retelling and comprehension questions at the conclusion of the text.
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Oral Reading Record Level A/1: Counting Pencils
Open Retell
Ask the student to close the book and tell you about it. Record the response below.
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Comprehension Questions
Ask the following questions and record the student’s responses. Omit any questions that were answered in
the retelling.
1. How many yellow pencils does the boy have? (10)
2. Why did the boy put the pencils by his fingers? (to count them)
3. What does he have on page 16? (paper)
4. What did the author teach you in this book? (how to count by 10s)
Quick Check
The student is proficient at Level A/1: Counting Pencils if the student scores at the Independent or
Instructional level on the following chart.
Independent Instructional Hard
# Errors 0 1 2 3 or more
% Correct 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89% or less
Questions 3–4 correct 2 correct 0–1 correct
Formal Scores
See the Oral Reading Record Analysis document and the Expanded Instructions for Oral Reading Records
document for additional information on scoring and analyzing students’ reading.
Formulas for Counting Pencils
Score
26 words divided by errors Error Rate = 1: _____
Words correct divided by 26 Accuracy = _____ %
Errors + Self-Corrections divided by Self-Corrections
SC Rate = 1: _____
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