Read-Retell-Respond Assessments

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Raz-Plus provides printable and digital Read-Retell-Respond Assessments for evaluating students and informing instruction.

  • Sit one-on-one with each student to observe reading behavior.
  • Use a rubric to assess students' fluency and retelling.

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Assess key reading skills in grades 2 through 5 with the Read-Retell-Respond Assessments.

Students will:

  • Read a passage aloud to demonstrate fluency and accuracy.
  • Retell to construct meaning from a text.
  • Respond to questions to demonstrate overall comprehension.
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The Great Zoo Escape
The Great Zoo Escape Fiction | Lexile 440L | Grade 2 Escaped animals decide to return to the zoo.

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Giant Squid
Giant Squid Nonfiction | Lexile 430L | Grade 2 Facts about giant squid

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The Bronx Zoo Cares
The Bronx Zoo Cares Nonfiction | Lexile 540L | Grade 2 Animals' homes at the Bronx Zoo show the zoo cares about its animals.

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Fossils
Fossils Nonfiction | Lexile 470L | Grade 2 Fossils are special kinds of rocks that can tell us about the past.

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Peanut Butter: An American Favorite
Peanut Butter: An American Favorite Nonfiction | Lexile 560L | Grade 2 Americans love to eat peanut butter.

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Hide and Seek Games
Hide and Seek Games Nonfiction | Lexile 480L | Grade 2 There are different versions of the game of hide and seek.

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Kid Rappers
Kid Rappers Nonfiction | Lexile 550L | Grade 2 Some kid rappers have become stars.

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One Fast Train Ride
One Fast Train Ride Fiction | Lexile 520L | Grade 2 A child visiting his grandmother in Japan rides a bullet train for the first time.

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Take Me Seriously
Take Me Seriously Fiction | Lexile 420L | Grade 2 An eight-year-old child surprises the audience and judges of a talent program.

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Bullet Trains
Bullet Trains Nonfiction | Lexile 540L | Grade 2 Bullet trains provide easy high-speed travel.

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The Ranch Helpers
The Ranch Helpers Fiction | Lexile 480L | Grade 2 A girl discovers that bees help almond growers with their crops.

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Planning a Mural
Planning a Mural Fiction | Lexile 550L | Grade 2 Students want to paint a mural on the local recycling center.

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Backyard Crocodile Relatives
Backyard Crocodile Relatives Fiction | Lexile 510L | Grade 2 A child learns that birds are the closest living relatives of crocodiles and alligators.

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Take a Break
Take a Break Fiction | Lexile 450L | Grade 2 Carmen learns even the best athletes need to take a break sometimes.

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Lost at the Beach
Lost at the Beach Fiction | Lexile 500L | Grade 2 Angela surprisingly finds a lost bracelet at the beach.

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Ready, Set, Robot Race
Ready, Set, Robot Race Fiction | Lexile 530L | Grade 2 A team of students checks that their robot is ready before a race.

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The Great Bee Mystery
The Great Bee Mystery Nonfiction | Lexile 530L | Grade 3 Bees are mysteriously disappearing from hives.

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The Mystery of the Sphinx
The Mystery of the Sphinx Nonfiction | Lexile 580L | Grade 3 The Great Sphinx is an icon of Ancient Egypt, but its age is a mystery.

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Seeing the Sphinx
Seeing the Sphinx Fiction | Lexile 670L | Grade 3 The Great Sphinx is a source of pride for an Egyptian child.

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Running with Jennifer
Running with Jennifer Fiction | Lexile 550L | Grade 3 Jennifer and Tara figure out how to keep a running date using technology.

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Rhino Rescue
Rhino Rescue Nonfiction | Lexile 540L | Grade 3 Workers from a rescue center help a rhino stuck in a mud pit.

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Billy Mills, Olympic Star
Billy Mills, Olympic Star Nonfiction | Lexile 640L | Grade 3 Billy Mills, a Native American runner, won an Olympic gold medal for the 10,000 meters in 1964.

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Crocodiles: The Cousins of Dinosaurs
Crocodiles: The Cousins of Dinosaurs Nonfiction | Lexile 680L | Grade 3 Today's crocodiles are cousins to crocodiles alive at the time of the dinosaurs.

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The Field Day Flash Mob
The Field Day Flash Mob Fiction | Lexile 580L | Grade 3 A P. E. class creates a dance flash mob on field day.

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Mystery at the Beach
Mystery at the Beach Fiction | Lexile 680L | Grade 3 A family solves the mystery of tracks in the sand at the beach.

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New Ways to Surf
New Ways to Surf Nonfiction | Lexile 660L | Grade 3 Learn about different water board sports.

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The Hidden House
The Hidden House Fiction | Lexile 780L | Grade 3 Stephanie wants to visit June, if she can find her house.

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The Bigfoot Mural
The Bigfoot Mural Nonfiction | Lexile 790L | Grade 3 Duane Flatmo has painted a Bigfoot mural on a hardware store.

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The Gates of Art
The Gates of Art Nonfiction | Lexile 770L | Grade 3 Christo's The Gates in Central Park in New York City shows how art can make a lasting image in…

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A Night in the Trees
A Night in the Trees Fiction | Lexile 740L | Grade 3 A boy is nervous about camping overnight until he learns he'll be in a tree house.

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The Reading Chair
The Reading Chair Fiction | Lexile 760L | Grade 3 Daniella's father builds her a chair.

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The Rainbow Fence
The Rainbow Fence Fiction | Lexile 820L | Grade 3 Juanita and her classmates build a rainbow fence at school.

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Incredible Shrinking Technology
Incredible Shrinking Technology Nonfiction | Lexile 910L | Grade 4 Useful gadgets have grown smaller over time.

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The Crash
The Crash Fiction | Lexile 910L | Grade 4 On the planet Marva, adults are addicted to Superior Contact phones.

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Flash Mobs!
Flash Mobs! Nonfiction | Lexile 840L | Grade 4 Flash mobs are one-time group performances organized online and at short notice.

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The Rhino Road Stop
The Rhino Road Stop Fiction | Lexile 840L | Grade 4 Travelers in India stop to help rescue a baby rhino.

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The Mighty Shire
The Mighty Shire Nonfiction | Lexile 910L | Grade 4 The shire is a huge breed of horse.

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Building Robots, Building Skills
Building Robots, Building Skills Nonfiction | Lexile 890L | Grade 4 Students participate in robot-building competitions and develop skills.

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Unusual Homes
Unusual Homes Nonfiction | Lexile 860L | Grade 4 Some people choose to create homes of unusual design.

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Chimp Astronaut
Chimp Astronaut Fiction | Lexile 760L | Grade 4 Enos the chimp tells about his orbital flight aboard a rocket in 1961.

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The Stroke of a Genius
The Stroke of a Genius Nonfiction | Lexile 930L | Grade 4 Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a researcher who studies the brain, experienced several symptoms of a stroke.

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The Coaster Club Challenge
The Coaster Club Challenge Fiction | Lexile 940L | Grade 4 Twins each hope to win a trophy for riding the most roller coasters.

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The Battle of the Brains
The Battle of the Brains Fiction | Lexile 940L | Grade 4 A discussion between two students leads to correcting misunderstandings about the functions of the two sides…

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Reptiles in Armor
Reptiles in Armor Nonfiction | Lexile 890L | Grade 4 There are many kinds of turtles.

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Veronica Sees Stars
Veronica Sees Stars Fiction | Lexile 860L | Grade 5 Veronica gets a concussion and learns that keeping her brain safe from injury is more important than a game.

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The Solar Car Race
The Solar Car Race Fiction | Lexile 1010L | Grade 5 A team in the Solar Car Challenge race must quickly fix a problem.

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Into the Wilderness Alone
Into the Wilderness Alone Fiction | Lexile 900L | Grade 5 Shauna attempts to earn her wilderness surivival badge during a camping trip to a remote area.

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The Magnificent Macaw
The Magnificent Macaw Nonfiction | Lexile 980L | Grade 5 The scarlet macaw, a bird of Latin America, faces problems but also has allies to keep it from becoming…

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Hopi Names
Hopi Names Fiction | Lexile 950L | Grade 5 A child shows interest in his family's Hopi traditions when he learns how useful they are on the ranch.

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Inspiration at the Ballpark
Inspiration at the Ballpark Fiction | Lexile 1010L | Grade 5 Austin surprisingly discovers the topic for his Great Depression presentation at the ballpark.

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