We have one per teacher. I like much better than what we used before but there are different kits one is k-2 and the other 3-5. They are different for the N/M book that crosses 2nd/3rd kits. If you use this frequently (I do beginning of year, mid-year below level students, and end of year all) I don't see how you could share it across a grade level particularly if you have alot per grade level. There are non-fiction and fiction which is good too and I like the stories. There is alot of stuff I don't use such as the phonics and other lessons at the back of the asssessment book. I also don't use the cd's that come with it. I think the most important part of it is the continum of reading which breaks each level down and tells you what you should be seeing at the level and possible things to teach. Again this book is different by k-2 and 3-5. I used the k-2 first and then the 3-5 when moved to 3rd grade. I think the lower books are much harder than the 3-5 books (at least in 3rd the stories where much shorter than they were in 2nd grade). As for how easy to use I didn't find it difficult compared to TPRI which is a little different in scoring (don't know if you take this or not) or the other reading inventory we used previously. The difference was in the reading material. Tina http://www.tinadudley.com http://lost-n-book.blogspot.com/ children, young adult, and teen book reviews
________________________________ From: Jacqueline Brick <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, January 25, 2012 3:59:58 AM Subject: [MOSAIC] fountas & Pinnell BAS Hello, Our school is considering purchasing the latest edition of the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System. We are not sure if we need to order one kit per classroom, or one kit per grade level (we have 3 classes per grade level) We currently use Reading A-Z Running Records and correlate them to F&P, but want to know how F&P kit works. If you use F&P: Do we need one kit per grade level or one kit per teacher? Is it easy to use? Do you use the data management component? Any information would be appreciated, as it is a huge expense and I want to make sure it is worth it. Thanks, Jacki American School of Madrid _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
