blackcat, sorry, totally did not see your question. F&P's benchmark assessment does consist of a scored running record of oral reading, which includes accuracy and rate, and follow-up comprehension questions at three levels (within, beyond, about the text).

Some documents on F&P/LLI's assessment system:

executive summary on the technical properties of the assessment (hint: not good, but that won't be obvious to the average consumer):
http://assets.pearsonschool.com/asset_mgr/current/201138/BASExecSummary.pdf

one-page description of assessment:
http://www.heinemann.com/fountasand...rminingInstructionalIndeptHardLevels.pdf

detailed directions on conducting and scoring assessment:
http://spboe.org/cms/lib3/NJ0100177...untas-Pinnell%20Shortcut%20Documents.pdf

FAQ on assessment, from publisher, including recommendations for students who are clearly reading much above their grade placement (hint: they recommend "extending" grade level reading, no more than a grade level above, rather than placing them at their assessed level):
https://www.heinemann.com/shared/supportingMaterials/benchmark/FAQs.pdf


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