Part I. Making the case for running records -- The purpose of running records -- The misunderstanding of MSV: making the case for running records -- II. Taking, scoring, and analyzing running records -- Taking a running record -- Calculating accuracy and self-correction rates -- Analyzing errors and self-corrections -- Checking fluency and comprehension -- Part III. Making informed instructional decisions using running records -- Detecting ways children monitor -- Understanding student appeals for help and teacher "tolds" -- Addressing high-frequency words -- Supporting children's use of visual information -- Part IV. Understanding challenges identified by running record analysis -- Addressing specific issues -- Using running records with intermediate striving readers -- References -- Appendices: Recording and scoring student behaviors -- Running record template -- Trace it, write it, don't look at the form.