When the student reads aloud and the evaluator codes the reading, this is called a running record.

• A. Rubric
• B. Retelling
• C. Scaffolding
• D. Running record

Answer: (D)

Recording a student's oral reading as it happens, with notes on accuracy, miscues, self-corrections, fluency, and phrasing, is called a running record. This approach lets the teacher observe how the reader uses decoding, word recognition, and expression in real time, and it shows where mistakes occur and whether the student self-corrects. Tracking these details over time helps identify specific instruction needs and measure growth from one session to the next.

Other terms describe different ideas: a rubric is a scoring tool with explicit criteria for judgment, not the live documentation of reading; retelling is recounting the story's details after reading to assess comprehension; scaffolding refers to supports provided during instruction to help a learner access the text, rather than a method for recording reading behavior.