Reading behaviors
The below spreadsheet, using behaviors identified by Fountas and Pinnell, is used as a means of continually assessing student reading skills and development. During reader's workshop conferences, the teacher will try to identify one behavior shown by the student which is relevant to the student's reading level but which has not been noted previously, and will add comments as appropriate. See Reading Behaviors Chart Example for a sample of how this looks in practice.
The origin of this spreadsheet is actually unknown (as in, forgotten by the teacher who provided it to me), although it states “Format Adapted by Michelle Tett 9/2006.” The content of the spreadsheet, however, is taken directly from Fountas and Pinnell, and the language is used in Fountas, I. & Pinnell, G.S. (1999) Matching Books to Readers: Using Leveled Books in Guided Reading, K-3. Heinemann.