Running Dictation: Teaching Tip

WHAT

run·ning /ˈrəniNG/ 1. the action or movement of a runner.

dic·ta·tion /dikˈtāSHən/

1. the action of saying words aloud to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape.

Running dictation involves a student who "runs" to write down something that was "dictated" to them by another student.