How long does it take your teachers to administer the assessment and because you have been doing it for 3 years- has administration gotten easier and quicker?
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2012, at 8:14 AM, MaryJo Costello <[email protected]> wrote: > Our school has been using the F/P benchmark systems for 3 years now. Each > classroom teacher has their own kit. We believed if it was an important > assessment than it was important for each teacher to have their own. Support > teachers (Reading, ESL and Special Ed) share kits. Training took place before > implementation and has continued as new teachers come on board. We have found > it to be a good piece. > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] > [[email protected]] on behalf of > Melissa Kile [[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 6:51 AM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] fountas & Pinnell BAS > > Jacki, > Our school has the F&P Assessment Kits (older edition & the new). We > currently have 2-3 per grade (with 5-6 teachers). We are discovering that > isn't enough. We really need one per teacher, since we do our running > records at pretty much the same time (beginning/middle/end of year, and as > needed for some kids). A few weeks ago, you could see us running up and > down the halls getting books from each other. Kind of a pain. > > It is easy to use, but will take a little longer due to the comprehension > conversation. We previously used Rigby's kit, and we just handed the > questions to the kids to answer after they read to us. The conversation, > which I really like, takes longer. You can count on 10 minutes for Levels > A-H, and 15 minutes for the higher levels. We don't typically do the > writing portion of the comprehension. > > I highly recommend 2-3 people on your staff get trained on how to use this > kit, either by really studying the CD videos and teacher's guides, or by > going to a workshop held by Heinemann. Then, I highly recommend training > your staff before they get their hands on the kits. > > I don't use the data management component, and I don't know if anyone on > our staff does. It looks pretty handy, tho. > > I would say the kits are worth the $350 or so that they cost. As far as I > know, most everyone at our school likes them. > > Melissa/VA/2nd > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 4:59 AM, Jacqueline Brick < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> >> > > > -- > *Melissa Kile* > Second Grade Teacher, Auburn ES > Tasting Room Mgr., Foggy Ridge Cider > www.foggyridgecider.com > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
