Teacher question: I’m confused. I've understood your message that we should stop obsessing about deriving an independent or instructional reading level. But I’ve also read that you feel that there is a place for F&P style running records (many schools still use them!). If a running record is producing a reading level, isn't this going against the idea that we should do away with the instructional level? Aren't there other problems with these tests, too (design problems, large standard errors, etc.)? Shanahan responds: You have it right, sort of. I thought my position on...