Assessments We Use

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Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment

• What is a benchmark assessment?

A benchmark assessement system is a series of texts that can be used to identify a student's current reading level and progress along a gradient of text levels over time. The word "benchmark" means a standard against which to measure something.

{Information borrowed from: Heinemann}

Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)

The annual Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) is a standards-based, criterion-referenced assessment used to measure a student's attainment of the academic standards while also determining the degree to which school programs enable students to attain proficiency of the standards.  Every Pennsylvania student in grades 3 through 8 and grade 11 is assessed in reading and math.  Every Pennsylvania student in grades 5, 8 and 11 is assessed in writing.  Every Pennsylvania student in grades 4, 8 and 11 is assessed in science. 

{Information borrowed from: Pennsylvania Dept. of Education}

Study Island

• Web-based instruction, practice, assessment and reporting built from our state‘s standards

• Teachers can monitor how each individual student is doing.
• Assessments are completed to identify students' strengths and needs.

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