Oh, Bev, I love Trina's tear. Isn't it amazing what happens when we slow down a bit to listen? Today I was giving an end-of-year running record (do you know BRI Danny's Dragon?) to one of my struggling readers. I had my fingers crossed under the table--if she passed, she'd be on grade level for 3rd grade. When I got to the question (something like) 'How does Danny get rid of the dragon?' Emily responded, "It's a text-to-text with The Minpins because both stories tricked monsters into water. Yeah, Minpins was a lake, but it's the same thing--so in this story I kinda knew what was coming." This story isn't as good as Bev's, but you'd better believe I was jumping up and down in excitement that a child was thinking strategically on a running record. Yes! Judy
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