Running Record Assessments are a common method of gaining information about a student's reading skills and behaviours. Some form of this method is used by many different programs, including the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, the DRA system, the PM Benchmark kits, and Reading A-Z.
are a set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills from kindergarten through sixth grade. They are designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures used to regularly monitor the development of early literacy and early reading skills. It is designed to be used for both benchmark screening and progress monitoring of students. The materials are free online, although it is recommended that one obtain training in the use and interpretation of the DIBELS assessments.
Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System
is a one-on-one, comprehensive assessment to determine independent and instructional reading levels and for placing students on the Fountas & Pinnell A-Z Text Gradient. It is used in a number of Horizon schools for benchmarking and progress monitoring.
The Abecedarian Reading Assessment is a free reading assessment tool available online at
. It was developed by 2 researchers, Sebastian Wren and Jennifer Watts, to test what research has shown to be the most essential knowledge domains for developing reading skills. It has examines the domains of:
The LaRue Reading Skills Assessment for Pre-literate Students was developed by Charles LaRue to meet a need for testing students who have very limited English literacy skills, and cannot read and write in their own language. It was created to show which literacy skills and knowledge pre-literate ESL students have.
is a one-on-one, comprehensive assessment to determine independent and instructional reading levels and for placing students on the Fountas & Pinnell A-Z Text Gradient. It is used in a number of Horizon schools for benchmarking and progress monitoring.
The Abecedarian Reading Assessment is a free reading assessment tool available online at
. It was developed by 2 researchers, Sebastian Wren and Jennifer Watts, to test what research has shown to be the most essential knowledge domains for developing reading skills. It has examines the domains of:- Letter Knowledge
- Phonological Awareness (Rhyme and Phoneme Identity)
- Phoneme Awareness (First and Last Sounds and Phoneme Segmentation)
- Knowledge of the Alphabetic Principle
- Vocabulary (Production, Synonyms, and Antonyms)
- Decoding (Fluency, Regular Words and Irregular Words)
The LaRue Reading Skills Assessment for Pre-literate Students was developed by Charles LaRue to meet a need for testing students who have very limited English literacy skills, and cannot read and write in their own language. It was created to show which literacy skills and knowledge pre-literate ESL students have.
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