Book: Introduction:
The best you - Calm down Everyone feels angry at times. Anger is a normal
feeling. But you can choose what to do about it.
Dona Herweck Rice
Running Record Text
*Provide the student with a digital copy of the passage. Ask the student to read while you
record notes for self-correction, error and other observations regarding the reading behaviors.
Reading Observations:
Word Record above the words as they Behaviors M: Meaning
count: read using the suggestd marks count: S: Structure
E: Errors SC: Self-correction V: Visual
E SC
11
Angry! Your breathing speeds up and you
feel flushed and warm.
16
Your hands close into fists.
28
You want to yell. What is happening to you?
You feel angry!
38
Everyone feels angry at times. Anger is a
normal feeling.
53
You can choose what to do about it. You are
in charge of your feelings.
61
Your feelings are not in charge of you.
71
When you are angry, some choices make
you feel better.
77
Some choices make you feel worse.
87
Having a tantrum is not okay. You might hurt
others.
94
What can you do to feel better?
Totals:
Reading Behaviors
At this level, pay attention to the following reading behaviors:
1. Does the reader become skilled at solving multisyllabic words with complex letter
sound relationships, using part-by-part phonetic analysis, such as vowel teams, and
syllabication rules?
( ) Yes ( ) No
2. Does the reader reread for self-monitoring without prompting?
( ) Yes ( ) No
3. Does the reader consistently notice and process unknown words, confirming with
meaning, as words are solved? Does the reader look for meaning in the glossary?
( ) Yes ( ) No
4. Does the reader self-correct at the point of error/miscue?
( ) Yes ( ) No
5. Does the reader demonstrate reading with intonation, including with some stress
on words in response to meaning, pausing and reading in phrases and sentences,
responding to punctuation, and reading most words with automaticity?
( ) Yes ( ) No
6. Does the reader attend to longer, more complex sentences with adjectives and
adverbs?
( ) Yes ( ) No
7. Does the reader pause to think or to react to text, while reading at noteworthy
moments?
( ) Yes ( ) No
8. Does the student read with fluency, that is, read with an appropriate pace,
attending to meaning, with a sense of relative ease?
( ) Yes ( ) No
Retell
*Ask the student to recall and retell the important parts and events in the story. If the
student has trouble sequencing the events, you may ask him/her to reread the
passage. If necessary, you may also use prompts like "What happens first in the
story?”, “What comes next?", "Then, what happens?". Write down comments about the
student's retelling and make a note you had to prompt the student.
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Comprehension Questions
*If the student’s retell did not include answers to the questions below, please ask
any/all of the questions that were not addressed.
Ask the student to read the passage and answer the questions. The student may
check the passage to recall information and answer the questions. In case the student
has trouble answering them, you may ask him/her to reread the passage.
1. What is the main idea of the text?
A) Only some people feel angry.
B) Anger is an unusual feeling.
C) Everyone feels angry at times, and it's a normal feeling.
D) Anger is a feeling that can be avoided.
2. What physical changes are described when you feel angry?
A) Breathing slows down.
B) Breathing speeds up, and you feel flushed and warm.
C) Hands open.
D) You want to sleep.
3. According to the text, what does "normal feeling" mean?
A) Unusual
B) Common and expected
C) Abnormal
D) Temporary
4. According to the passage, we have bad or good choices facing a feeling like this.
Having a tantrum, for instance, is a bad choice. What can you say is a good choice for
you to deal with anger?
5. According to the passage, who is in charge of your feelings?
A) Others
B) Parents
C) Yourself
D) Friends
Answers
1. What is the main idea of the text? (Main idea)
A) Only some people feel angry.
B) Anger is an unusual feeling.
C) Everyone feels angry at times, and it's a normal feeling.
D) Anger is a feeling that can be avoided.
2. What physical changes are described when you feel angry? (Details)
A) Breathing slows down.
B) Breathing speeds up, and you feel flushed and warm.
C) Hands open.
D) You want to sleep.
3. According to the text, what does "normal feeling" mean? (Inference)
A) Unusual
B) Common and expected
C) Abnormal
D) Temporary
4. According to the passage, we have bad or good choices facing a feeling like this.
Having a tantrum, for instance, is a bad choice. What can you say is a good choice for
you to deal with anger? (Previous knowledge, connections and vocabulary)
Personal answer.
5. According to the passage, who is in charge of your feelings? (Specific information)
A) Others
B) Parents
C) Yourself
D) Friends
The best you - Calm down
Angry! Your breathing speeds up and you feel
flushed and warm.
Your hands close into fists.
You want to yell. What is happening to you? You
feel angry!
Everyone feels angry at times. Anger is a normal
feeling.
You can choose what to do about it. You are in
charge of your feelings.
Your feelings are not in charge of you.
When you are angry, some choices make you
feel better.
Some choices make you feel worse.
Having a tantrum is not okay. You might hurt
others.
What can you do to feel better?
