Description: A message from literacy leaders Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell about the 3rd edition: “In our ongoing work in schools, we observed many teachers administering and scoring the comprehension conversation. It became clear that gaining strong behavioral evidence of understanding using talk as evidence was new or unfamiliar to many teachers. Many teachers were not having enough opportunity for continuous professional development in standardized administration and scoring. It was clear we needed to create additional guidance and structures to make the administration and scoring more standardized across teachers. Therefore, we created more detailed assessment guidelines. We also created new comprehension conversation rubrics to more clearly define the criteria for each comprehension score. With the clear guidelines and rubrics, we are confident that teachers will achieve consistency. The new guidelines and rubric will enable teachers to sharpen their observation of students’ reading behaviors and strengthen the connection from assessment to instruction. With refinement comes reflection - reflect on your assessment analysis and observations, and engage in a discussion with colleagues to plan rich and comprehensive literacy experiences that meet learners where they are and bring them forward with intention and precision.” Features of this exciting new edition include: A refined comprehension conversation to account for more rigorous administration, analysis, and scoring Updated Assessment Guide and recording forms NEW Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum, Expanded Edition Updated Leveled Books include factual revisions to some nonfiction books and minor revisions to some fiction books Enhanced digital delivery: All recording forms, summary forms, optional assessments, and videos will be available on the Fountas & Pinnell Online Resources All NEW Professional Development and Tutorial videos Updated Online Data Management System (ODMS) to accommodate both BAS 2nd edition and 3rd edition scoring Updated BAS Reading Record App (available for separate purchase from Apple iTunes)

Series: Benchmark Assessment System. (BAS)

Author: Fountas, Irene; Pinnell, Gay.

Publisher: Heinemann Us/Houghton Mifflin

Year Published: 2016

Format: KIT

Target: teachers;

Keywords: Literacy; Reading;