What does each child's reading folder contain and how does it help me?

Each child's reading folder holds, at a minimum, the three documents below. You can click on the documents to get a closer look and then click navigate back to this page.

- a reading primary assessment page that
fills you in a little on the child
- one or more tutor session notes
pages-please never throw these away
- a "tracking sheet" that you cross off
SRA lessons from as you complete
them with the child


The particular child's reading folder may also contain:
- miscellaneous partially completed answer forms from the
SRA booklet exercises
- a tracking sheet listing lessons completed in the phonics booklets
- scrap paper
- a pledge to behave and follow the NH rules
- other miscellaneous materials

The primary assessment page gives some personal information about
the child's family, school, and interests in case you have not been
acquainted. It also lists the appropriate starting points for that child in
the various SRA reading skill booklets. The newest version of the
sheet also has sections with notes about the assessment as well as list
of the other materials to use with that child.

As you complete lessons with the child you mark them off on the tracking
sheet. The tracking sheet and primary assessment sheet show
what the child should focus on and which exercises have been completed.
The various partly completed answer forms in the folder will also guide
you on what to work on with the child.

Finally, the tutor session notes are where you can leave a note to the
next tutor about how the child is doing along with notes on what you tried and
how it worked. You can also leave suggestions on what the child needs
more practice with. All insights are welcome - we are all amateurs at this!

The white plastic boxes on the tutoring
bookshelf hold the phonics picture books.
Each box should have copies of a tracking
sheet with the titles of all the phonics
booklets that you can put in the child's
folder so we know which books have
been covered. See picture to the right:




Please remove any completed answer forms from the child's folder
after marking those lessons off on the tracking sheet.

You can use scrap paper to spell words, draw pictures and maps,
drawings, etc---every bit of knowlege is needed in the world
these kids inhabit. Scrap paper is in the file cabinet - top drawer.
Use the lined school paper or plain white--its cheaper!!!

thanks for your help