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April 2, 2009 Today in the second grade English Language Learner class I listened to a child as he read a short story. He tends to jump to the questions at the end of the story and then get frustrated when he cannot find the answers. The cooperating teacher had me listen as he read so that we could be positive that he read the story; and also because it was good for me to evaluate his reading progress and what words are still difficult for him to decipher. This assessment was observation; I listened to him as he read, and pointed out the words that he mispronounced, and helped him with the words that he couldn’t figure out. I feel that it was a pretty short story, and although I did correct him on a few words, I believe that one would need to allow the child to read aloud many times and to correct the child one-on-one for long lasting substantial progress. I would use this assessment in my class. It would be really helpful if I had a reading specialist or teacher’s assistant to help out by listening and using their specialized training to focus in on what the child needs.