fountas & pinnell leveled reading passages assessment
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Benchmark Assessment System
Fountas & Pinnell
DIBELSFountas & PinnellHFSWDSA (Ganske)Writing BenchmarkTOWREOJRAAs4SightPSSA
LA Assessment Overview
Formativepart of the
instructional process. When incorporated into classroom practice, it provides the information needed to adjust teaching and learning.DSAFountas & Pinnell
given periodically to determine at a particular point in time what students know and do not know4Sight & PSSADIBELSEnd-of-unit or
chapter tests OJRAAs
Assessment Comparison
Summative
Why?DIBELSNCLB- universal
screenFluency- Rate &
AccuracyRetellTitle I
Indicator of potential need for support
Further testingRtII
Fountas & PinnellGuide Instruction
Determine Individual Student’s Guided Reading LevelMiscue AnalysisComprehension strategy
useFluency- Rate, Prosidy,
and AccuracyDetermine GR groupsWhole Group Instruction
(trends)RtII
Learning curve
Feelings now vs. Then
Challenges / CelebrationsAdministration ScoringInterpretation
Third time is the charm
Where do I start? Where-to-start Word TestMay 2010 Instructional or Frustration Level
What should it look like?
When do I stop assessing?
What Ifs?
FAQs
F & P Before
Fill out the top
completely
Correctly note
errors
Comprehension~
give as much
detail as possible
Full name, date,
teacher
Error notation and
self-correction
tallies
Repetition
notations (even
though they do not
count as errors)
Comprehension
detail
F & P After
Bring at least one completed F&P assessment to share with your grade level team
We will:Discuss how the assessment process is goingAnalyze student miscues and look for patterns in
accuracy and comprehensionLook for grade level patternsConnect to instruction
Next Time: October 22nd