Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System
Identify the instructional and independent reading levels of all students to plan meaningful teaching
Work out your students’ independent and instructional reading levels by observing student reading behaviours one-on-one, engage in comprehension conversations that go beyond retelling, and make informed decisions that connect assessment to instruction.
Adapted for the Australian market, the new 3rd Edition includes updated components, levelled books and online resources. The new edition also features:
What is it?
Use the comprehensive and research-based Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Systems to determine students' independent and instructional reading levels.
Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Systems are:
Who is it for?
Identify each student’s reading level during this one-on-one, student-teacher assessment conference.
Each assessment enables teachers to:
How is it implemented?
The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Systems assessments are conducted one-on-one.
In Part 1 of the assessment, the student reads aloud and talks about the system’s original, precisely levelled fiction and nonfiction books, while the teacher observes and notes the reader’s behaviours on carefully constructed forms.
In Part 2, the teacher conducts a revealing Comprehension Conversation. Optional Part 3 uses a Writing About Reading prompt to elicit responses to the text.