How does it work?

Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Systems:

• Are designed to accurately and reliably identify each child’s instructional and independent reading levels according to the F&P Text Level Gradient^TM
• Recommend a placement level for instruction
• Document students’ progress through one-on-one formative and summative assessments
• Include precise tools and texts to observe and quantify specific reading behaviours and interpret and use that data to plan meaningful instruction

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.