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Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Connector Guide

Enhance your testing consistency, improve comprehension levels, and organize your materials effectively with this comprehensive guide. Utilize resources, follow key strategies, and reach the ultimate goal of success in assessing student reading levels.

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Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Connector Guide

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  1. Fountas and PinnellBenchmark Assessment

  2. Connector FOUNTAS & PINNELL K W L What do you What questions already KNOW? do you have?

  3. Non-Negotiables for TESTING at each grade level WHEN? • Handout : K-8 District Assessment Calendar • Classroom options – getting through entire class • Substitute days - Russ HOW? • Using a mixture of fiction AND non-fiction • Getting 3 levels INDEPENDENT (on report card) INSTRUCTIONAL FRUSTRATION

  4. WHAT? • BINDER ORGANIZATION (tests all copied) • KIT ORGANIZATION (where to start lists ready) • Get familiar with books at your “targeted/word list data” level • Get familiar with comprehension questions for these books • Optional Data Management CD (recording data) • Enter data in Pearson Inform = June 8th staff meeting

  5. Administering the Benchmark Assessment Consistency at Bingham is key : • Start with Where to Start Word Lists (get these done ahead of time) • Start with introductory sentence(s ) on front of book. (sets a purpose for reading) • Pay attention to oral and silent reading parts of the task • Definite shift from QUESTION & ANSWER to NATURAL CONVERSATION about the text • Be consistent with scoring comprehension within your class Have conversations with your colleagues about answers to comprehension questions • Using writing component (does take more time – but does provide an additional piece of information about student comprehension) • Make sure to use a number of different rubrics to determine levels (accuracy rate, fluency score, comprehension conversation, etc.) • Finding an INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL when numbers don’t add up

  6. What do you need to make this a successful adventure? • Time (Russ – sign up for sub days) • Resources (Instructional team) -binders • Modeling (Instructional team) – before sub day Schedule with us……..Before your testing day • Preparation (you) TUTORIAL Video available in your Fountas and Pinnell kit • Team discussions (you & grade level) • Other questions?????

  7. Ultimate GOAL !!

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