I have not used the F&P assessment kit - but I was at a conference where they gave a little sample pack. It looks similar to the DRA2 - but with a F&P flair mainly with differences in comprehension component (which I prefer from what I see in the sample) and the optional assessments, and they have a non-fiction for each level - the DRA2 doesn't start at level A with non-fiction as an option. Along this line though the DRA2 has several books for each level and it looks like only 2 per level - so this might pose a problem. Also, the writing portion seems more managable in the K-2 pack. You can see the examples at this address - they look like the same ones that came in my pack. Just my two cents on what I saw, but take a look. http://www.fountasandpinnellbenchmarkassessment.com/ They have samples from both the K-2 and the 3-8 pack. Karen 1st/MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone seen the new F&P assessment kit? Our reading department is getting it in August and we'll receive a day or so of training. We'll then be switching to all of us (reading specialists) using it for our intervention kids. Our previous assessments became classroom teacher assessments and so we need one that is just for us. I saw others on this listserv talk about the DRA2--are the books the same as the original kits? If not, maybe that will be another way to go. Thanks- Michelle AIS/NY
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