Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment

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 !!