Benchmark Passages are used for one part in a three-part process that gives an overall assessment of reading behavior and comprehension while rewarding students' progress as they read increasingly complex texts.
Each level has 2 fiction and 2 nonfiction passages.
Each level has at least 1 fiction-nonfiction passage pair on the same topic.
The text of the entire passage is used in the online running record.
Most are one page long, but upper level passages can be two pages.
Assign an assessment using the Kids A-Z Student Management area or by clicking on the Assign button on the passage's thumbnail. (The software will automatically present a retelling and comprehension quiz when the student is finished reading.)
Check your Kids A-Z In Basket for the student's recording and score the student's reading behavior using the online running record form.
Check a student's scores against the expectations for a level to see if they should move levels. (For more details, see About Running Records)
Turn on student Incentives to reward students' progress from level to level.