Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System

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Recording Forms and Assessment Guide

Because what we choose to record is an indication of what we value, each book is accompanied by an easy-to-use Recording Form that captures the factors research shows most contribute to reading success for students: accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. Teachers use the form to record:

Accuracy Rate
Self-Correction Ratio
Fluency Score
Oral Reading Rate
Comprehension Score

Following the reading of each book, students are invited to engage in a Comprehension Conversation about the text. Each recording form is provided with key understandings and prompts for all three kinds of thinking that students engage in as they process text. The Comprehension Conversation that completes the assessment protocol provides prompts to elicit key understandings for all three kinds of thinking:

Thinking Within the Text
getting the literal meaning by processing words and stated ideas
Thinking Beyond the Text
getting the implied meaning and synthesizing information
Thinking About the Text
responding to the author's craft, level J and above

For further information on a student's comprehension of the text, an optional writing/drawing prompt appears with each Recording Form. Additional summary pages will assist teachers in documenting the progress of individual students and the entire class.

View sample Recording Forms from the following books: