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Benchmark 3
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Roland H. Good III
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Benchmark 3
Letter Naming Fluency GK/Benchmark 1
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f F W Q P q l c O o
R n B w g E d u p y
S m x L k Z a Y H j
i K U M G r A N h C
I b S F f u L A m B
V T Y G e W E a N X
l b M C q z P x i Q
g J O s d Z K o v j
D t h w R U c r I k
n H y p s J z v e X
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Benchmark 3
Letter Naming Fluency GK/Benchmark 2
C R o d y j A g O H
r Y G N x f a D Z z
V B T s h k l W b F
M P u m n S L Q e c
U q K p E t J i w X
I v F X U m w H h s
g L D i N d T S r B
Q C b y q c o M p E
O n A P W f G v u a
I J x z V K Y l e t
k Z j R C R o d y j
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Benchmark 3
Nonsense Word Fluency GK/Benchmark 2
sut kiz es jal dos
lav muk vos ij hep
jov kul j i t les laj
im rov vak nel hus
ip vuf fes han dov
tof yaj lec si j yuc
fif uz wab toz bep
soc nez vug fak ic
ruc nav joj kep jid
j i l ap rez fum dol
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Benchmark 3
Letter Naming Fluency GK/Benchmark 3
G A u b p x w R W f
Q E v L e k J l M c
y r a D I d B z Z H
q n P O t i S C h T
g F U o X V N m K j
s Y D Y h c p y C n
t E d A U L v F o X
i J V Q w a x k e I
B b T P r O M q s W
R g z H f Z j G l K
N m u S G A u b p x
DIBELS Next Edition Draft Letter Naming FluencyPage 8 © 2010 Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.
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Benchmark 3
Nonsense Word Fluency GK/Benchmark 3
bim fuv ob vef tam
pez nif vob az nuf
yez bup zab kob siv
el piv zum kom das
af vin bon kub kez
min yoz heb sav vud
l ib ov yan nej luc
rog kuz wim rel al
rok mej wij lan zug
vop ub kej nik pak
DIBELS 7th Edition Draft Nonsense Word Fluency Correct Letter SoundsPage 2 © 2009 Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.
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DIBELS® Next Student MaterialsFirst Grade/Benchmark Assessment
Roland H. Good III
Ruth A. Kaminski
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Kelli Cummings, Chantal Dufour-Martel, Kathleen Petersen,
Kelly Powell-Smith, Stephanie Stollar, and Joshua Wallin
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DIBELS® Benchmark Assessment Page 1Letter Naming Fluency G1/Benchmark 1
P R I b O m x p T k
Q h F J j U s e Y q
M B D Z i c V u y r
S v X o E L l K n W
f H z g C t G d w a
N A E I x a A Q r c
q w t B p u m G H T
i X y d M b R U j P
K Z e o f J v z S k
g Y C h W V N F O D
n L s l P R I b O m
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DIBELS® Benchmark Assessment Page 3Nonsense Word Fluency G1/Benchmark 1
bol kiv ul jac lel
f i j kug jat oj deg
wav pek yos mub fiv
ec faj vog kif puk
og wap fec pim fuj
kag vov ni l pev zub
seb av zup pij bok
ful fav zec sic ot
sop tuv zev tib zak
zoc ac bej l ik fuf
DIBELS Next Edition Draft Nonsense Word Fluency Correct Letter SoundsPage 3 © 2009 Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.
DIBELS® Benchmark Assessment Page 5Nonsense Word Fluency G1/Benchmark 2
sab hej ut zos nin
bav nol vem iv lup
viz lek zaf hok huv
oc naj wid res mup
uk wip lal mos kev
los vij mus pej yas
fop uj ves bij tal
k ib mav yoc kuf en
med l i j vav bot vub
yub ig saj kof tep
DIBELS 7th Edition Draft Nonsense Word Fluency Correct Letter SoundsPage 4 © 2009 Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.
DIBELS® Benchmark Assessment Page 6DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency G1/Benchmark 2.1
A Jump Rope Contest
Itwasthedayofthejumpropecontest.KimandAnnaweregoingtocompete.Kimwasgoingtodoanewtrick.Annawasgoingtohelp.Thetwogirlswatchedasyoungerchildrentookaturninthecontest.Theyoungchildrenjumpedandskippedropeinacircle.Theywerejustbeginningtolearnfancytricks. Fiveboyswentnext.Theyusedtworopestodotricks.Alltheboysjumpedovertheropesatthesametime.Theirfeetmovedquicklyandinasteadybeat.Theboysdidtrickswithkicksandspins.Theropesneverstoppedturning. “We’renext,”saidAnna. Kimhopedthatshewouldnotmisshernewtrick.AnnawassurethatsheandKimwoulddowell. First,KimturnedtheropeandAnnajumped.Annadidsomespinsandkicks.SoonitwasKim’sturntodothetricks.ShepassedtheropetoAnna. ItwastimeforKimtodohernewtrick.Shejumpedupanddidasplitintheair.Thenshepulledherfeettogetherandtouchedtheground.Kimhoppedbackup.Shewasproudthatshehaddonethetrick. Thegirlsweredone,andtheyleftthefloor.“Wedidit!”Kimshouted.“Ithinkwecanwinthiscontest.”
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Go Fish
Itwasacold,snowyday.AbbyhadinvitedtwofriendsovertoplaythecardgameGoFish.Abby’slittlebrother,Tim,hadneverplayedandwantedtolearn. “I’llexplainduringthisgame,”saidAbby. AbbyshowedTimthecardsinherhand,whichhaddifferentnumbersonthem.Abbyexplainedthatsheneededtogetallfourcardswiththesamenumbers. Abby’sfriendJenaskedAbbyifshehadanytens.NoneofAbby’scardshadtensonthem.Shereplied“Gofish,”whichmeantJenhadtodrawacardfromthedeck. NowitwasAbby’sturntoasksomeoneforatypeofcard.Abbyhadacardwithathreeonit,sosheaskedherfriendTessforthrees.Tesshadonethree,soshehadtogiveittoAbby.Abbyalsohadafive,sonextsheaskedJenforfives.“Gofish,Abby,”saidJen. Soon,thegamewasalmostover.AbbytoldTimhecouldplayforheronhernextturn.Hedrewacard.Itwasaten!HeknewoneofAbby’sfriendshadtens,butwhichone?Hefrowned.Thenheremembered. “Jen,doyouhaveanytens?”heasked.Smiling,JengaveTimthreetens!Timnowhadallfourtens.Thegamewassooncomplete.EveryonewassurprisedthatTimandAbbyhadwon! TimwasconfidenthecouldplaythenextgameofGoFishwithouthelp.
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A Busy Bee
Thesunisrising,tellingthebeesit’stimetogetbusy.Theworkerbeesleavethehive.Theyarelookingfornectar,asweetliquid,andpollen,ayellowdust.Thebeesusethesethingstomakefoodandhoney. Onebeefindsagardenandclimbsinsideaflower.Itdrinksthenectar.Thenectarisstoredinasackinthebee’sbody.Asitwalksaround,pollenstickstoitslegs. Whenthenectarsackisfull,thebeefliesbacktothehive.Theotherworkersgreetthebee.Totellwherethenectarandpollencamefrom,theworkerdoesadance.Thewaythebeemovestellswherethegardenis.Theotherbeesrushofftogetmorenectarandpollen. Theworkerbeeclimbsovermanyotherbees.Mostofthemareworkerbees,too.Onebeeisbiggerthananyother.Itisthequeen.Herjobistolayeggs.Athirdkindofbee,thedrone,doesnothaveastinger.Itsjobistomatewiththequeen. Theworkergivesthenectarandpollentoanotherworkerbee.Thisbeehasthejobofmakingfood.Oncethebeehasdelivereditsload,itfliesoutagain.Inall,thisworkerbeewillmakeabouttentripseachday.Itmightflyasfarassixmilesaway.Nowthat’sabusybee!
DIBELS® Benchmark Assessment Page 10Nonsense Word Fluency G1/Benchmark 3
rus hev ab zid lod
hez tos wul aj t i l
vuz tec zic nas toj
ag hov vik kut mem
ek yun rab tif fov
puf zaj nib poj vel
rup ev yif pov hap
pes kav juc rif om
pi l paj voj bec yut
jas ep fiz nud hol
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DIBELS® Benchmark Assessment Page 11DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency G1/Benchmark 3.1
The Cocoa Stand
MarkandhisbrotherSamwantedtogotothemovies,buttheyneededmoney.Inthesummertheysoldcooldrinks,butitwasverycoldoutside. “Ihaveanidea,”saidSam.“Wecanmakehotcocoa,becauseonsuchacoldday,everyonewillwantsomecocoatowarmthemup.” Marklovedhotcocoa,buthecouldnotmakeit.Samwasfifteen,sohecouldmakecocoa,butwhatcouldMarkdo? “Youcanhelptoo!”saidSam.“Iwillworkthestove,butyoucanhelpmixittogether.” SamtoldMarkwhattheyneededtomakecocoa.WhileSamheatedthemilk,Markmixedthecocoaandsugarinabowl.Headdedasmallamountofvanillaandatinybitofsalt,andthenSambroughtoverthehotmilkandcarefullypoureditin.MarkgotoutabigthermosandSampouredthehotcocoaintoit.Thentheyputontheirwarmclothes.Theyalsogotoutchairsandacardtable.Sammadeasignthatsaid“HotCocoaforSale!”andMarkdrewapictureofacupofhotcocoa.Theywentoutsidetoselltheirdrink. Theirneighbor,Ms.Martin,cameby.“I’llbuyacup,”shesaid.Samgaveheracupandshetastedit.“Thisisreallygood,”shesaid.“It’stheperfectdrinkforacoldday.Whomadesuchgoodcocoa?” “Webothdid!”thebrotherssaid.
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Parts of a Tree
Treesareverytallplants.Theycomeindifferentshapesandsizes.Yetalltreeshavethesameparts. Theleavesarethegreenpartsofthetree.Someleavesarebigandflat.Otherslooklikethinneedles.Nomattertheirsizeorshape,leavestakeinairandsunlight.Treesneedairandlighttoliveandgrow. Thehardest,tallestpartofthetreeisthetrunk.Thetrunkholdsupthetree.Thebarkisthepartofthetrunkthatwesee.Tinytubesinsidethetrunkmovewaterandnutrientsthroughoutthetree.Thebarkprotectsthetubesfromanimalsthatvisitthetreeandfromhotandcoldweather. Wecannotseetherootsofthetree.Therootsgrowdeepintothedirt.Theykeepthetreefromfallingover.Rootsalsohavelittletubesinside.Theytakeinwaterandnutrientsfromthedirtandmovethemupintothetrunk.Thesethingsmakethetreestrongandhealthy. Seedsareanothertreepart.Theymayforminflowers,cones,ornuts.Theyfallonthegroundandstarttogrow.Itwilltakemanyyears,butatinyseedwillonedaygrowintoatalltree.
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Going to Market
Fourbasketswerefilledwithfish.Nowitwastimetotakethemtothemarket.Kenhelpedhisfatherloadthebasketsontothefamily’sboat.Ken’sfamilylivedonalargeislandoffthecoastofAfrica.Theyusedtheboattosailtomarket. Kenjumpedintotheboat.Hisfatherpushedtheoldwoodboatoffthesandandintotheclearbluewater.Afterclimbingin,Ken’sfatherliftedthebigtrianglesail.Thewindfilledthecloth,pushingtheboatouttosea.Thetripwouldtakeaboutanhour,soKensatdowninthefrontoftheboat.Therewereofteninterestingplantsandanimalstoseealongtheway.Hedidnotwanttomissanyofthem. Ken’sfatherkepttheboatclosetotheland.Kencouldseecleanwhitebeacheslinedwithcoconuttrees.Abigseaturtlecameupforairneartheboat.Itwentbackunderwhentheboatgotcloser.Beforelong,Kensawsomedolphins.Theyracedbesidetheboatforseveralminutes.Lookingbackatthecoast,Kensawsomemonkeys.Theywereleapingfromtreetotree. Thetripseemedtooshort.Ken’sfatherturnedtheboattotheshoreandletthesaildown.Kenheardthewoodscrapeonthesand.Nowitwastimetotakethefishtothemarket.Kenhopedtheywouldsellalltheirfishquickly.Hewantedtosailintheboatagain.
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DIBELS® Benchmark Assessment Page 2Nonsense Word Fluency G2/Benchmark 1
di l kaj os wel hun
duj tek vol i j dag
wuj ket vab lom hiv
op dev wan sib sus
ak vep rol bic suv
bel zi j tus noj val
kes uv yac noz rin
kab roz vul kik et
san boj yuz lem jik
yin eb tuj tat bos
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Picture Day
Theteachertoldtheclassthattheywouldhavetheirpicturestakenthenextday.Nickdidnotlookforwardtopictureday.Hedidnotunderstandwhyalloftheotherkidsweresoexcited.Whydidtheylikepicturedaysomuch? NicktookthepictureorderformhomeandgaveittoMom.Evenshewasexcited.Shefilledouttheformandputitinanenvelopewithmoney.ThenshewentintoNick’sroomtofindtherightoutfit.Nickwonderedagainwhyeveryonegotsoexcitedaboutpictureday. Thenextday,Nickwenttoschoolinhisbestredshirtandnewbluejeans.Hishairwascombedneatly.Hismomhadevensprayedhishairwithhairspray! Theclassroombuzzedwithexcitement.Theotherchildrencouldnotwaittohavetheirpicturetaken!Nicksatathisdeskandfeltpuzzled.Someonesatdownatthedesknexttohim.NicksawthatitwashisfriendCody,andhewassmiling.NickaskedCodywhyhewassohappy.NickcouldnotbelievehisearswhenCodytoldhimthattheschoolhadanewplanforpictureday.Thisyeartherewouldberealanimalsinthepictures!Youcouldpettheanimalwhiletheytookthepicture.Nicksuddenlywaslookingforwardtopictureday!
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Going Camping
Somepeopleliketocamp.WillLilybeoneofthem?Sheisgoingonherfirstcampingtrip.Shewonderswhatitwillbeliketosleepinatent.Willsheseeanywildanimals? Lily,herparents,andhersisterdrivetothecampsite.First,theysetuptheirtent.ItisnotaseasyasLilythoughtitwouldbe!Therearesomanystepstofollow.Finally,thetentisready,andeachpersonputsasleepingbaginside. Everyonesitsdownandeatssacklunchestheybroughtfromhome.AfterLilyeats,shethrowshertrashawayinthetrashcan.Thenshehasafantasticidea!Shesaystheyshouldsplitintotwogroupsandgoonhikes.Theywilldrawpicturesofthingsinnaturethattheysee.Theywillhavefifteenminutestohikeandthenreturntothecampsite.Thenthetwogroupscancompareallthedifferentthingstheyhaveseen.Thefamilythinkstheplansoundslikefun.Theygetreadyandsetoffonthetwopaths. Justaftersheleavesthecampsitewithherdad,Lilyseesadeer!Itisthefirstwildanimalshehaseverseen.Lilyhurriedlysketchesitspictureinhernotebook. Fifteenminuteslater,thefamilymeetsbackatthecampsite.Theyshowtheirdrawingstoeachother.Lilylovesseeingwhateveryonedrew.Sheisalreadyenjoyingherfirstcampingtrip!
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The South Pole
WhatdoyouthinkofwhenyouhearthewordsSouthPole?Doyouseeapoleinyourmind?TherereallyisapoleattheSouthPole.Itisredandwhitelikeacandycane.Theflagsofmanycountriessurroundit.ScientistsfromthesecountriescometotheSouthPole.Theyworktogethertostudytheclimate. ThescientistshavelearnedthattheSouthPoleisthecoldestplaceonEarth.Eveninthesummerthetemperatureisbelowzerodegrees.ItissocoldthatmostscientistsonlyliveattheSouthPoleduringthewarmersummermonths.Veryfewstayfortheharshwinters.NooneelselivesattheSouthPole. WhilethescientistsareattheSouthPole,theyseesomeanimals,includingpenguinsandseals.Therearemanyfishinthewater,too.Inthesummer,somewhalescometotheSouthPole.Eventhewhalesleaveinthewinter.Itisjusttoocold. MostpeoplearesurprisedtolearnthattheSouthPoleisadryplace.Yes,thereisalotofsnowandice,butlittlenewsleetorsnowfallseachyear.TheSouthPoleislikeafrozendesert. PerhapsyouwouldliketoseetheSouthPoleforyourself.Ifyoutravelthere,youwillseeafewbuildingswherethescientistsworkandlive.Ofcourse,youwillseetheredandwhitepole,too.Otherthanthat,whenyoulookaround,youwillonlyseeflatlandcoveredwithsnowandice.
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Check Out a Book
Therearemanyreasonstogotoalibrary.Youcanfindmanybooksthere.Didyouknowthatalibraryalsohasmoviesandmusic?Manyhaveprogramsjustforkids,too.Youcangotostorytimeormeetarealauthor. Ifyouwanttoborrowsomethingfromthelibrary,youneedtogetalibrarycard.Togetacard,anadultmustfilloutaform.Theformhasinformationsuchastheperson’snameandaddress.Atmanylibraries,childrenmaygetacardtoo,butanadultmustsigntheform.Whenyougetyourcard,learnthelibrary’srules.Askhowmanyitemsyoucancheckoutatonetime.Alsoaskhowlongyoumaykeepthem. Onceyouhaveyourcard,youarereadytofindsomethingtocheckout.Youcanusethelibrary’scomputertofindabookoramovie.Searchbytitle,author’sname,orsubject.Or,youcanalwaysjustbrowse.Maybeyouwanttoreadafictionbook.Lookatthebooksinthefictionsection.Orbrowsethemoviesection.Youaresuretofindsomethingyoulike! Onceyouhavechosentheitemsyouwant,takethemtothefrontdesk.Givethelibrarianyourlibrarycardandyouritems.Heorshewillcheckthemoutforyouandtellyouwhentobringthemback.Remembertoreturntheitemsbytheirduedate.Thencomebacktothelibrarytocheckoutmoreitems!
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Sue’s Goals
Momwassittingatthetablewritinginanotebook.Sueaskedwhatshewasdoing.Momsaidshewasmakingalistofgoalsshewantedtomeetatwork.Suewasinterested.Shewonderedhowitwouldfeeltosetagoalandreachit. Suedecidedshewouldwritedownonegoaladay.Shethoughtaboutwhatshewantedtodoforherfirstgoal.Atschoolshewaslearningabouthealthyfoods.ThatgaveSueagreatidea.Shewouldsetagoaltoeattwoservingsofvegetablesthatday.Later,atlunch,Suelookedinthefridge.Shegotoutastalkofcelerytoeatwithhersandwich.Atdinner,Suehadahelpingofspinach.Thatnight,shedrewalinethroughthegoalonherpaper.Shefeltgreataboutmeetingherfirstgoal.Sueevendecidedshelikedeatingspinach. Thenextmorning,Suesetanewgoal.Shewouldcleanoutadrawerinherdresser.Sueopenedthedrawerandtookeverythingout.Shemadeapiletokeepandapiletogiveaway.Shecouldnotbelievehowmuchstuffwasinthedrawer.Sueneatlyplacedthingsshewantedtokeepinthedrawer.Shecarriedtheotherpiletohermother.Hermotherhelpedherdecidewhichthingswereingoodenoughshapetobegivenaway. Suesmiledasshecrossedthesecondgoaloffherlist.Shewasproudofwhatshehaddone.Shebegantothinkaboutthegoalshewouldsetfortomorrow.
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The Best Big Brother
MaxthoughthisbigbrotherKevinwasawesome.Kevinwasperfect.Hewasagreatsoccerplayer,andheplayedintheband.Hewasagoodstudent,too.MaxwantedtobejustlikeKevin.However,whenMaxtriedtodosomethingKevindid,hewasneverasgood.Kevinalwaysremindedhimthathewassixyearsyounger.WhenMaxwasolder,hewouldbeabletoplaysoccerjustlikeKevin.AlthoughMaxknewKevinwasright,hestillfeltdisappointed.HewantedtobejustlikeKevinrightnow! Yearswentby,andMaxgotbetteratwhathedid.Thenoneday,Kevinwenttocollege.WhatwouldMaxdowithouthisbigbrother?Atfirst,Maxwasverysad,buthisschoolworkandactivitieskepthimbusy.Afterschool,hehadbandpracticetwiceaweek.Twodaysaweekhehadsoccerpractice,andhehadsoccergamesonSaturdays. OneSaturday,Maxwashavingagreatsoccergame.Hescoredtwogoalsinthefirsthalf.Whenhescoredthesecondgoal,heheardafamiliarvoiceyellinginexcitement.MaxscannedthestandsandsawKevin!HehadcomehomefromcollegetowatchMax’sgame.Afterthegame,KevincongratulatedMaxonhavingagreatgame.“You’rethebest,”hesaid. AsMaxhuggedKevin,herealizedhehadbecomealotlikehisbigbrother.“No,”hesaid.“We’rethebest!”
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Gavin’s Jump
Itwasthefirstdayofsummervacation.Gavinwasexcited.Hehaddecidedtojumpoffthedivingboardatthecommunitypool! Lastsummer,manyofGavin’sfriendsjumpedoffthedivingboard.Gavinwatchedthem,butheknewhewasnotreadytojump.Instead,hepracticedhisswimmingstrokeswhiletheytookturnsjumpingoffthedivingboard.Thentheyallswamandplayedtogether. WhenGavinwokeupthismorning,heknewhewasreadytojumpoffthedivingboard.Hewaslookingforwardtoit.Hehoppedoutofbedandwenttothekitchentoeatsomeoatmeal. Justthen,Gavin’sunclecameintothekitchenforhiscoffee.HetoldGavintheycouldgotothepoolthatafternoon.WhenGavintoldhisunclethatheplannedtojumpoffthedivingboard,hisunclepattedhimontheshoulder.“Iknowyoucandoit,”hesaidencouragingly. Finallyitwastimetogotothepool.WhenGavinarrived,hisfriendswerealreadythere.Hesurprisedthembysayinghewasgoingtothedivingboard.Gavinwaitedinline.Hisfriendsstoodbehindhim.Whenitwashisturn,hewalkedouttotheedgeofthedivingboard.Hesawhisunclesmileathim.Heheardhisfriendssaying,“Youcandoit!”Gavincountedtothreeandjumpedintothewater.Heshotuptothesurfacewithahugesmileonhisface.Hecouldnotwaittojumpagain!
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The New Year
Thefirstdayoftheyearisaspecialday.PeoplearoundtheworldcelebratetheNewYearindifferentways.Insomeplacespeoplewatchfireworks.Inotherplacesthereareparadeswithpeopleincolorfulcostumes.Inourcountrypeopleoftencelebratebyhavingaparty.PeoplecountdownthesecondsuntilmidnightwhentheNewYearstarts.Thentheyblowhornsandmakealotofnoise. InsomeplacespeoplemakespecialNewYear’sbread.Whenthebreadisbeingmade,thebakerputsagoldcoininthedough.Thecoingetsmixedupinthebreaddoughandisbakedinsidethebread.Nooneknowswherethecoinis.Afterthebreadisbaked,itiscutintopieces.Itisluckytogetthepieceofbreadwiththecoin.Allofthepeoplechewcarefully.Theywonderwhotheluckypersonwillbe. InthecountryofDenmark,peoplesavetheirbrokendishesallyear.OnNewYear’sEve,theythrowthebrokendishesatfriends’doors.IfyouwakeuponthefirstdayoftheNewYearandfindalotofbrokendishes,youarehappy.Findingalotofdishesmeansyouhavemanyfriends. HowdoyoucelebratetheNewYear?Maybeyouwouldliketotryoneofthesecustomswithyourfamily.
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Roller Skating Fun
EverySaturdayDadandCraigdidsomethingtogether.ThismorningDadhadasurprise.Theyweregoingtogorollerskating.Craigwasexcited.Hehadneverbeenrollerskating.Dadsaiditwasalotoffun,soCraiggotdressedandputonhiscoat.Theywalkedtothebusandrodetotheskatingrink. Assoonastheywalkedin,Dadstartedsmilingandtellingstoriesabouthischildhood.Hetoldhowhehadskatedatthissamerink.Hetoldofbirthdaypartiesandskatingcontests.Dadwasveryhappy.Craiglikedtohearaboutthethingshisdaddidwhenhewasaboy.Theywerebothexcitedtostartskating. DadandCraigwenttothecountertorentskates.Thentheysatonabenchandlaceduptheirskates.Loudmusicplayed,andCraigsangalongwiththesong.Redandbluelightsflashed,callingtheskaterstothewoodenfloor. Together,DadandCraigstoodup.Craigwasabitshakyonfourwheels.Dadhadaneasiertimeskating,rememberingtheskatinghedidasaboy.Theybothmovedclosertotherinkandenteredthroughagate.Dadledtheway.Craighadahardtimeatfirst.Heclungtothewall,inchingslowlyaroundtherink.DaddidonelapandskateduptoCraig.HetookCraig’shandandledhimawayfromthewall.Soon,Craigfounditeasiertoskate.HeletgoofDad’shandandwasskatingonhisown.Craigsmiled.SkatingwithDadwasalotoffun.
Benchmark 3
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Roland H. Good III
Ruth A. Kaminski
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Oral Reading Fluency G3/Benchmark 1.1
Finding a Nest
AsPatrickwalkedalongthepathtohisneighbor’shouse,hetrippedoveratreerootcoveredbysomespikyleaves.Hebentdowntoseeiftheleaveshadscratchedhim.Itwasthenthathesawthenest.Itwastuckedintotheleaveswithtwotinyeggsinside.Herememberedfromhisschooltriptothenaturecenterthatheshouldn’ttouchit.Helookedaroundforthemotherbird.Notseeingher,hequietlybackedawayandcontinueddownthepath. Eachday,Patrickwalkeddownthepathandcarefullycheckedthenest.Patrickmadesurenottodisturbanythingthatwasnearit.Heknewthatthebrushprotectedthenestfrompredators.Bytheendoftheweek,therewereatotaloffiveeggsinthenest.Justoneweeklater,therewerenineeggs.Hewonderedwhatkindofbirdwouldhatchoutofthem.Theeggsweresmallerthanchickeneggsandtheywerecream-coloredwithbrownspeckles.Oneday,Patrickgothisanswer.Ashecreptovertolookatthenest,hesawamotherquailsittingontheeggs. Patrickcontinuedtocheckonthenesteveryday.Hewasdeterminedtokeepitsafe.Afteraboutthreeweeks,theeggsfinallyhatched.Patrickwasthrilledtoseeallthelittlequailsscurryingaroundtheirmother.Afterthat,everytimehepassedthespotwherethenesthadbeen,herememberedthelittlebabybirdsandsmiled.
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A Famous Food: The History of Pizza
Manypeopleloveeatingpizza.Pizzaismadeusingathincrustwhichiscoveredwithtomatosauceandcheeseandthenbaked.Often,othertoppingsareadded.Youmightthinkthatpizzaisanewtypeoffood,butpeoplehavebeeneatingitforhundredsofyears. MostpeoplethinkpizzacomesfromItaly.Thisispartlytrue.ThetypeofpizzathatismostcommontodaywasfirstmadeinthecityofNaples.Someoftheearliestpizzas,though,weremadeinGreecemorethantwothousandyearsago.Thisearlypizzawasmadebytravelingarmies.Aftermarchingallday,thesoldiersbakedaflatbreadontheirshieldsandthencovereditwithcheeseandfruit. WhentomatoeswerefirstbroughttoItalytheywereputonacrust.Notlongafter,pizzabegantobesoldonthestreetsatmarketstands.Peoplewouldordertheirfavoritetoppingswhilethecrustwasbeingmade.Evenkingsandqueensstartedtoenjoythisnewfood. PeoplefromItalywhotraveledtootherpartsoftheworldtooktheideaofpizzawiththem.TravelerswhohadtriedpizzainItalyreturnedhomewantingmore,andthedemandforthefoodgrew.Today,almosteverycountryhassomekindofpizza.Youcanchoosethickcrustorthincrust.Thenumberoftoppingsyoucanhaveisnumerous.Therearebreakfastpizzasandevendessertpizzas.Nomatterhowyousliceit,pizzaisadeliciousandadaptablefood.
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Living in Singapore
ThewholefamilymovedwhenNell’smotherwasaskedtotransfertoanofficeinaforeigncountryforayear.Everyonewasexcitedbecausetheythoughtitwouldbeasplendidadventure.TheywouldbelivinginSingapore. Nelllovedhernewhome,whichwasinthemiddleofalivelycityfullofpeople.Honkingbusesandcarsfilledthestreets,yetbeautifulflowersgreweverywhere.ItseemedalotnoisierthanNell’ssmalltownhadbeen. OnethingNellandherfamilyhadtogetusedtowastherain.Itseemedlikeitpouredeveryday.Buttoday,thesunshonebrightly.Nellandherdaddecidedtotakeadvantageofthegoodweathertogotoabookstore.Theywantedtopurchasethelatestbookintheseriestheywerereading. Onthewaytothestore,Nellandherdadlookedatthesidewalkfilledwithpeoplesellingvariousfoodsfromsmallcarts.Onemansoldjuicefromfreshfruit,andawomansoldricewithchickenontop.Nellstoppedandstaredwhenshesawabigsnowconeinabowlwithpinkandgreenjuiceontop.Amanwasaddingyellowjuice.Nell’sdadtoldheritwasanicedkachang,andthenboughtoneforher. Nellwantedtoeattheicebeforeitmelted.Whenshegottothebottomofthebowl,shesawsomeseedsandbeans.Nellwassurprisedsincethesnowconesathomeweredifferent.Nelltookabiteandsmiled.Itwasverygood.
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Horseback Treasure Hunt
ItwasDenny’sbirthday,andhisthreebestfriendswerecomingtohisgrandfather’sranchtoridehorsesandlookfortreasure.Whenhisfriendsgotthere,Dennyexplained,“We’vegottowatchforcluesinblueenvelopesalongthetrail.ThecluesleadtoatreasurethatGrandpahidthismorning.” Joe,Ray,andHectorcouldn’twaittogetontheirhorsesandridedownthetrail.DennyandhisgrandfatherledthewayuntilJoecalledout,“There’ssomethingblueonthattree.”Herodeoverandgrabbedtheenvelopeoffthelowbranch. “Yournextnoteisnearagoat,”heread. Inaflash,theboysturnedandrodedowntothegoatpenwhereRayfoundthenextenvelopeonafencepost.Itread,“Findhighground,thenlookdown.” “Ithinkwe’resupposedtoridetothetopofthathill,”saidDenny.“It’sthehighestplacearound.” TheyrodetothetopofthehillandsearchedforcluesuntilHectorhollered,“Theclueisstickingoutfromunderthisrock.”Hejumpeddownandpulledtheenvelopefree.“Taketenstepssouthandmakethembig,thengrabashovelandstarttodig,”heread. Theboysjoinedarmsandtooktenstepssouth.Theydiscoveredthreeshovelsandanorangecirclepaintedontheground.Theyalldugasdirtfleweverywhere. SuddenlyDennycalled,“Here’sawoodenchest!”Everyonewatchedwhileheliftedthelid.“Therearefourcowboyropeshere,”hesaid.“They’reropeslikearealcowboywoulduse!”Theboyswerehappyandproudthattheyhadfoundthehiddentreasure.
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Raising a Calf
Someofyourfriendsprobablyhavepetdogsorcats.Othersmighthavegerbilsorgoldfish.Butdoyouknowanyonewhohasababycow?Itmightastonishyoutoknowthatmanychildrendo!Everyyear,thousandsofyoungpeopleraisebabycows,orcalves,tocompeteinlivestockshows. Imaginethatyouaregoingtoraiseacalfforalivestockcompetition.Getreadytoworkhard!First,youmustprepareaplaceforyourcalf.Itneedsaclean,drypenthatisroomyenoughtorunaround.Theenclosureshouldhaveagoodfencesothecalfcan’tescapeandgetinjuredorlost.Beforeyouputthecalfinitsnewhome,checktomakesurethereisnothingsharpordangerous.Calvesliketoexploreandputeverythingintheirmouth.Itisyourresponsibilitytowatchoutforthemandprotectthem. Onceyoubringyourcalfhome,providefoodandwatereachdayandmakesureitspenisalwaysclean.Yourcalfwillneedfreshwatertwiceaday.Thecalfwon’tdrinkdirtywater,sodisposeofthepreviouswaterfirst.Thecalf’sfoodshouldbefresh,too.Dampordirtyfoodisbadforthecalf,socleanoutanyoldgrainorhaybeforeyouputoutfreshfood.Becarefultogiveyourcalftheproperamountoffood.Eatingextrafoodcanmakeacalfsick.Neverskipthesechoresbecausethecalfdependsonyouforeverythingitneeds. Ifyoutakegoodcareofyourcalf,itwillgrowquickly.Beforeyouknowit,itwillbetimetoshowyourcalfatalivestockshow.Youcanbeproudofallyourhardwork.
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Skimboarding
Asthewavesrolledontotheshore,agroupofteensranintothesurfwithfunnyroundboardsundertheirarms.Allielookedupfromreadingherbookandwatchedthem.Whentheyreachedthewetsand,theytossedtheirboardstowardtheincomingwaves.Then,theyquicklyjumpedontothem.Someofthemfellflatintothewater.Otherswereabletoglideoutintothesurforovertheshallowwater.Oneboywasevenabletofliphisboardaroundandchangedirection,likeaskateboarder.Itlookedlikegreatfunandgoodexercise.Allie’sfriendMorgantoldherthegroupwasskimboarding. Thatnight,afterdinner,AllieaskedherDadifhehadeverskimboarded.Hehadn’t,buthesaidhewouldbewillingtolearn.Theyreadaboutittogetherinamagazine.Theydecidedtheywouldrentboardsandtryitthatweekend.Overthenextfewdays,Alliestudiedthemotionsoftheskimboarderscarefully.Fromherreading,sheknewthattimingwasveryimportant. WhenSaturdaycame,Alliewasreadytoheadforthebeachearly.First,sheandherdadpracticedrunningtotheshoreandtossingtheirboardsintothesurf.Next,theyrepeatedtheirfirststepandaddedthejumpontotheboard.Ontheirfirsttry,theybothfellbackwardsintothesurfandsatlaughingateachother.Thiswasnotaseasyasitlooked! Afterseveralattempts,theywereeachabletoglidealittlewayonthewater.Alliewasproudofherselfandherdad.Theyrealizedthatitwouldtakealotofpracticetobecomegoodatskimboarding.Intheend,theydecidedthatthefuntheyhadtogetherwaswellworththeeffort!
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A Surprising Discovery
IwassoexcitedtobegoingtothewinterOlympicGames.SomeofmyearliestmemorieswereofwatchingOlympicskatersglidebeautifullyovertheice.Finally,Iwouldhavethechancetowatchtheminperson. IwaspackingmybagswhenMomcameintomyroom. “Ihavesomebadnews,”shesaid.“Therearenoticketsavailableforanyiceskatingevents.Infact,ticketsformosteventsaregone.Ididgetticketsforoneevent,though.It’saneweventcalledcurling.” Iwasverydisappointed,butIwasalsocurious.Curling?Whatwasthat?ItsoundedlikesomethingImightdotomyhair! Soon,weleftfortheairport,butIwasstillalittlesad.Icouldn’tbelieveIwasfinallygoingtotheOlympics,butwouldn’tgettoseetheskaters.DadassuredmeIwouldenjoycurling,butIdidn’tquitebelievehim. Wecheckedintoourhotelandthensetoutforthestadium.Itwaschilly,andhadanicyfloorwithalargetargetinthecenter.Asthegamesstarted,teamsoffourpeopleworkedtogethertoguidealargegranitestonetowardthetarget.Beforelong,Iwascaughtupintheexcitementofthegames.Ihadfoundafavoriteteamandwasthrilledwhentheydidwell. Iwasinmuchbetterspiritsasweleftthecurlingmatch.Wewereinabeautifulplace,asoftsnowwasfalling,andthereweregoingtobeplentyoffunthingstokeepusbusy.ImightnotbeabletoseetheOlympicskatersinperson,butIcouldputonmyowniceskatesandtryoutthefrozenpondnearby.Itwasturningintoagreattripafterall.
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A Day for a Shadow Dance
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A Day for a Shadow Dance, continued
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A Triple Challenge
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Benchmark Assessment
Roland H. Good III
Ruth A. Kaminski
with:
Kelli Cummings, Chantal Dufour-Martel, Kathleen Petersen,
Kelly Powell-Smith, Stephanie Stollar, and Joshua Wallin
Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.
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G3/Benchmark 1
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to wash her hands.
Practice 2
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Playing by the Rules
Once in a while, a natural athlete is born. This is a person who has anangryunusualresult
talent for a
sport. Tiger Woodsmindwereis
one such person. He makes thefairgametoo
of golf look so easy, andgolf'speoplestopped
love to watch him play. Anothertodaynaturalnext
athlete was Bobby Jones. Bobby playedgolfcountrydid
many
years ago, but many youngeasygolfersso
still think of him as aroledecisionstill
model today.
Bobby was born overgolfersoneless
hundred years ago. Like Tiger, Bobbypenaltyshowednatural
a talent for golf
at aathleteusualyoung
age. He was too short torulesusemore
a real golf club, so somebodylatershortsawed
a club in half for
him. Bobbysawedonlynever
had a real golf lesson. Instead, herealoftenlearned
by imitating the best golfer at the
verygolfsomebody
course near his house.
By agetoldtherefourteen
, Bobby was playing in tournaments. Heplaythinkwas
winning them, too! However,
he gottournamenthouseangry
easily. When he missed a shot, heinsteadwouldshowed
often yell and throw his club down. “To
me,lostaskedgolf
was just a game to beatmodelsomeonejudges
,” Bobby said later. “I didn't know that someonemanywasmoved
me.”
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With time, Bobby learned tocontrolyellage
his temper. He became known foryoungwinningbeing
a very fair
and honest player.ReadyOnceHundred
, during a tournament, Bobby was gettingpraisedreadyeasily
to make a shot. When
hebeingjustplaced
his club next to the ball, heaccidentallydidn'tplayed
moved the ball a tiny bit. Thisneverisaccidentally
against the rules of golf, andwasjudgeshonest
assign a penalty to players whodomightclub
it. However, no one else
saw itimitatinghappentournaments
, and the ball moved less thanbitsuchhalf
an inch. But Bobby told thelessontimejudges
about it,
and asked them torememberedgivewhile
him the usual penalty. The judgesgamesawdid
not want to do it, but
Bobbyinsistedtalentmissed
.
As a result of the judges'decisiongotunderstand
, Bobby lost the tournament. But heassigndidsaid
not mind. In
fact, when someonepraisedanothernot
him for insisting on playing fairly, Bobbyhasdidinsisted
not understand.
“There is only oneplayingthanway
to play the game,” he said. “Youmightnofact
as well praise a man forgettingnotdo
robbing a bank!”
People all over theallfairlycountry
loved Bobby. But at age twenty-eight, Bobbymakestoppedunusual
playing
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golf. His family and hiswantgolferjob
were more important to him than thewaygivesport
. He is still remembered
today aspeopleonejudges'
of golf's greatest players.
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The City Championship
The name “City Champion” has a nice sound, doesn't it? At the beginning of last summer, I
soredidn'tcoached
think of myself as a champ. I hadneverfirstevery
been a champion at anything. Ibasketballsoonharder
learned,
though, what can happen as theworkwhistleresult
of a few months of hardcallshalftimework
and practice.
My friends and Ibeatingplaygame
basketball at the Youth Services Center almost everydayeventwants
. Each
year the center hosts asummergivefriends
event called Student Leaders Athletic Mentoring. Everybody calls this
the Summer SLAM forshortseemedday
. Workers at the center assign localwinkidswanted
to teams. Then each team
iscalledkidsgiven
a coach who is a greathighhostsmore
school player.
This year our coachwascan'twould
Reggie Fox from Central High School. On thestartedhandfirst
day of
practice, Reggie lined usplayereverybodyall
up in a row. He said, “EverybodyEasySummer
who wants to win the city
worthteammateschampionship
, raise your hand!” Of course, wemyselfallrolled
raised our hands. We could tell that Reggie
hardreallyhas
wanted to win, too.
Last year ourcoachsoundmelted
was easy on us, but thatrunwaswatched
definitely not the case this year.
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Reggieyou'llmadegreat
us run until our legs werecoachsorelooked
. After practice he would always encourage us and
givenewsaid
us good advice. He would say, “BeenNothingGood
that's worth anything comes easy. Theharderwentlined
you
work, the more you'll berewardedbiggestencourage
.”
By the time the Summer SLAM gamesrolledprettythen
around, we were a great team. Before the
broughtworriesfirst
game began, Reggie huddled with us inside theteamsgymhands
. We went over all the plays and
didn'tbackwatched
the other team during their drills. Reggieothermadeseemed
a little nervous. The other teamblewwashistory
coached by one of his teammates. Theynervouscomeslooked
pretty good, too. Once the gamestarteddrillscould
, though, all
of our worries meltednothinghuddledaway
. We ran our plays perfectly. Bychampionshiphalftimeeach
we were already
beating the otherteamwinningremember
by twenty-one points. When the finalwhistlereadis
blew, the scoreboard read
fifty to twenty-seven. We had thegroupalmostbiggest
win in SLAM history!
It wasgreatnamecity
winning the city championship, even though ittookhighwhen
a lot of hard work. I
tooworkerscan't
wait until I'm in high school. Idefinitelywantfifty
to be one of the players whocomesthat'ssoon
back to coach
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during the Summer SLAM. I'llrememberlegscourse
the lessons that Reggie brought with him thisbethinklast
summer, and I'll pass those along to aawaywaitnew
group of young players.
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Making Chocolate
What sweet treat do you enjoy? For Troy, it was chocolate. Thatmakepasteis
why he was so excited
when henibsfoundany
out his class was going tobeginstakehot
a field trip to a chocolateanotherwallsfactory
. He would see
how his favoritesplitprocesstreat
was made. He could only hope hewouldwonderedhuge
get a sample while he
wasthereovensknew
!
When the students arrived at theisfavoritefactory
, they went into a huge room. On theenthralledwallshow
were
a lot of pictures of anunusualhardmixing
tree. Troy wondered what a tree had todomoldstold
with chocolate. As if
reading Troy'sweremindbeans'
, a guide came in and told them thatlookedchocolaterollers
begins with the cacao tree. It
growsthickscoop
in tropical rainforests.
The guide explained thatsohangingcould
on the trees are fruits aslargegetchocolate
as melons. People pick
these fruits andonlygoingsplit
them open. Inside are seeds calledcocoarainforestswatched
beans, which workers scoop out
andthoughtputcame
in big piles. After about aweekdoseeds
the beans' shells harden. Then theyarrivedareparts
ready to
make their long journey to thehopefactorygrows
.
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Troy saw that first the beanshardenwentwere
roasted in very hot ovens. Thereadingnowovens
didn't look like any Troy
hadeveroutermind
seen, but the roasting beans smelledseentripgreat
! Next, the beans went into anothernextmachinestudents
that took off the hard outermachinestreatshells
and left the inside parts, calledarenibsroasted
. The guide explained
that the nibstreesroomare
the parts that go into theroastingchocolateguide
. Troy watched as the nibs went intobigyettour
another machine. This machine crushed thenibscooledhanging
into a liquid. Troy was enthralled by theexciteddarklot
liquid pouring out of the machine.
In thenextlargelast
part of the factory, Troy and thesweetmightother
students watched as the liquid went into
whatlookedpassedfactory
like a very large mixing bowl. Theliquidputpackaging
chocolate got mixed with dry milk and
darksugartake
to make a thick chocolate paste. Thewhenthicksamples
chocolate passed through huge rollers. The
bettermelonsguide
told them that this part of themovedprocesseach
could take up to a week!
Thepicturessugarclass
then moved on to see thepickalreadythen
mixed chocolate get poured into molds
whyopenwhere
it cooled and hardened. The laststepfinallyfield
was packaging. The students watched ascrushedenjoymachines