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Teacher _ School

Recording Form Part One: Oral Reading

Place the book in front of the student. Read the title and introduction,

n introduction: Polar bears adapt to their environment. Read to find oul ~

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animals stay

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h1mI ;t, turn up

up In sweaters

soup or hot

own ways

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extreme

than the

the la rgest of

bears. Polar

ct;./ climates like

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i the Arctic region.

how these interesting animals survive the cold.

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Do you ever wonder how

warm In cold envi ro nments?

hacants wrap themselves in blankets or

the heat. They can't bundle

and scarves. They can't make

chocolate! But animals theirhave

of keeping warm.

- - - --- -­Adapting to the Envi ron m ent

When it comes toR .. survIving

cold, no animal is adaptedbette r

polar bear. The polar bear IS

the eight species, or kinds, of

bears live only in very cold

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Summary ofScores' Accuracy

Self-correctlon

Fluency Comprehension Writing

Sources of InformatJon Used

;:oumas & Pirmel/ Benchmark Assessment System 2

Not Too Cold for a P%r Bear· LEVEL Q • NONFlcnON

Part One: Oral Reading contmued

Page Text

2 The word Arctic tells you that the polar com.

bear's environment IS ICy cold. In the I 1tfS-e= I",;(lUwinter, temperatures can drop to minus SOA

-degrees. As if that's not enough reason to

ufSi/V'~ spe.n ­~o~-:::-­ snlver, polar bears also spend -a great deal

of time in the icy Arctic Ocean. Polar bears

are the largest predators on land. They

mainly hunt and eat seals, and because seals

are usually found In the ocean, polar bears

are often found tn or near the ocean, too.

~)l' V They are excell ent sWimmers.

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Part One: Oral Reading cominued Sourc€s of Information Us.ed

Page Text

, ­ - -3 ISurviving the Cold

I How do polar bears survive all that cold?, 1 liv~j -i Polar bears are very well adapted to life I bear.;'" !! the frozen Arctic. A polar bear's entire

I I even the bottoms of its feet, is covered i

fur. The fur protects it from the cold.

1 top layer of fur tS called guard hair.

ifl> hair sticks togeth er when it's wet. The

- bl;ritA hair is a barner that protects polar bears

the cold water.I !com

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~A«UraCY Errors VIS " \2-\4 10-1\ 7-9 5-6 1-4 0

~ Rate % Below 950Jb 95% 96% 97°/0 9Bo/0 99010 100%

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oSelf-Corrections

Fluency Score o 2 3 Fluency Scoring Key

o Reads pnmarily IVord-oy-word \\11th occasIOnal out Infrequent or Inappropriate phrasing, no smooth or expressive interpretation, irregular pausing. and no attention to author's meaning or punctuation; no stress or inappropriate stress, and slow rate,

1 Reads primarily in two-word phrases wrth some three- and four-word groups and some 1'I0rd-by-word reading; almost no smooth or expressive inlewelation and pausing guided by author's meaning and punctuation; almost no suess or inappropriate stress, \\nh slow rate most of the time,

2 Reads primarily in three- or four-word phrase groups; some smooth expressive interpretation and pausing guided by author's meaning and punCluation, monly appropriate stress and rate with some slowdowns

J Reads primarily in larger, meaningful phrases or word grov!,s, mostly smooth, express,ve interpreLltion and pausing. guided by author's meaning and punCrJatlon, appropriate stress and rate with only a few slowdowns

3,""'"..~_ Reading Rate End Time __ mm. ~ sec. "u~~ ~ ~ (OpHonal) Start Time CL min.1:L sec.

Total Time __ min, .D- sec.

Total Seconds !Z-O (RW x 60) .;... Total Seconds = __ Words Per Minute (WPM)

14,940 .;... ~ =Iii WPM

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