OBSERVATION
Running Record
Observer: Date: Time:
Child’s name, age, and grade: ________________________ Location:
Description of the Context
Include the following important data:
· Description of the child’s puzzling behavioral patterns, developmental difficulties, special need(s)
· Description of the problem that you think the child has to solve
· Info about the child’s familiarity with the activities he or she participates in
· Description of a sequence of the child’s academic activities under your observation
Description of Child’s Activities/ Actions Comments
· All the child’s activities should be described chronologically from the beginning to the end of the observation period.
· Divide the description into small episodes; each should represent a separate child’s activity. (It will be easier to analyze and comment on specific episodes)
· Do not confuse descriptions of the child behavior with your comments. Descriptions should show what is going on; comments should explain why it is going on. What you describe is observable, what you comment on is usually not.
· Comments represent your explanations and guesses about causes of the child’s actions.
· Format key words/phrases in every comment as bold face and underline . (You will use this info for writing your inferences.)
