Reading Conference Binder....It's time, trust me

So now that you have several assessment forms for each of your students and your are beginning to imagine how you might help make each one make progress this year, I believe its time to introduce you to one of the best things you will do this year.....make yourself a Reading Conference Binder. If you start now, it will actually be very easy to maintain and use.
Here is mine from last year:
           
You can see that it is LARGE, about 3 inches thick, it may not be full right away, but trust me it will fill throughout the year and you want to be certain you have enough room for that growth. The next thing you will notice is that it has many colorful tabs, one for every student in my class. I used really heavy duty dividers and they lasted me over 4 years, so it was worth it. I think these are the ones I ordered.

In the front I stored class charts and a calendar for marking down when I met with each student, obviously I was seeing some more than others. 

Once I started assessing, each student's assessment forms went into their section, then as I met with them to do more running records and confer with them I used various forms to guide and remember my time with them.

HERE ARE SOME FORMS I MIGHT USE AND PUT INTO MY BINDER IF I WERE YOU :)

 There was so much power in being able to open up this binder in conversation with parents and collaborating specialists, it allowed me to be an expert on each student because I had so much data! I would encourage you to find a summary form for each student to use at the beginning of their section. I used it to keep track of changes in level and important growth points.

 Happy Reading Conferences!