Inquiry into Fountas and Pinnell by Rebekah https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin Made by Rebekah Varland en-us 2017-06-14 16:20:11 UTC 2023-02-07 17:32:10 UTC hello@padlet.com What is it?? bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176429573 It is an assessment tool used to identify a students instruction level and independent reading level in relevance to their system of A through Z leveling. 

It uses a combination of formative and summative assessment to gauge reading level and to use to guide instruction ("The Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment," 2016p. 1-2)

]]> 2017-06-14 16:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176429573 The Assessments consist of... bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176430046
  • Read Aloud Leveled Texts
  • A process for analyzing students strengths and weaknesses
  • The need for coding, scoring,  and interpretation
  • Running words, number of errors to maintain instructional level, and type of text are all considered when it comes to the analysis of data
  • Accuracy, fluency, and comprehension are also evaluated 
  • This is evaluated using accuracy rate, self-correction rate, oral reading rate, fluency scores, and comprehension scores
  • The assessment ends with a portion where the student writes about their reading ("The Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment," 2016, p. 4-13)
    • ]]>     2017-06-14 16:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176430046     bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176431347 Figure 2]]> 2017-06-14 16:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176431347 bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176431441 Here are the correspondences between the Fountas and Pinnell levels and grade level reading (Figure 3)]]> 2017-06-14 16:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176431441 bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176431606 This is an example of an evaluation of a text for miscues, accuracy, and self-correction (Figure 1)

    The image below is the leveling guide for frustration, instructional, and independent level (Figure 2)

    Figure 1]]>     2017-06-14 16:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176431606     How to Interpret Results... bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176433076 After completing the assessment, it is time to interpret the data so that the information can best be used within your classroom. 
    To begin to interpret the data:
    • First, score the data this means noting the type of text (Fiction or Nonfiction), the level of the text, accuracy, comprehension, if the text result in frustration, instructional, or independent leveling, the self-correction rate, and fluency scoring. This combines all of the data and makes it readily available. 
    • Next, note the types of errors that the student consistently exhibited whether visual, syntactic, or meaning based
    • Accuracy, fluency, and self-correction rate can be calculated by using page 27
    • The interpreting of the data begins with an analysis of behavior such as early reading behavior, evaluating the reasoning for errors, solving strategies used by the student, and self-correction. Fountas and Pinnell offers questions to ask yourself as a teacher to help determine why each of these occur (p. 31).
    • Once you have gathered this data you can consider your students strengths and weaknesses and pinpoint how best to help you student succeed as a reader
    • This can also help you to determine instructional strategies to use with the student and texts that relate to their level
    • You can also interpret the kind of errors that they were making and determine focus areas for future lessons 
    Page 22-35 of this article gives a great case study of how to interpret and utilize the information gathered while using Fountas and Pinnell (You can click on the image and it will take you to the document)("Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment," 2015, p. 22-35).
    ]]>     2017-06-14 16:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176433076     Materials Use for Assessment bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176433166
  •  Lessons are provided in ordered folders
  • All of the contents for the lessons are within each folder (scripted lessons, word work, levels books required for lesson, running records, data collection tools, and progress reports)
  • Words lists (Craft, 2014, p. 30)
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  • It positively impacts students in terms of literacy achievement...using Fountas and Pinnell student were able to increase levels from 1.5 to 5.5 benchmark levels while students who did not receive instruction gained 1 to 3 levels  (Craft, 2014, p.  16)
  • Word work is used as a part of this system improving students ability to read fluently (Craft, 2014, p. 41).
  • " Fountas and Pinnell structured the instruction and the way the instruction was delivered to students was a benefit to the student, the teacher, and benefit of the program" (Craft, 2014, p. 51).
  • The quality of materials is excellent with the kit including everything need to use for assessment and instruction afterwards. Students seem to connect with the texts (Craft, 2014, p. 58-59).  
    • ]]>     2017-06-14 16:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176433197     Weaknesses of Fountas and Pinnell bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176433224
  • Students may read inconsistently texts that are leveled the same, e.g. Reading and M level text with 98% accuracy and another M level text with 94% accuracy 
  • "Only about one quarter of the time did the students read 93% to 97% of the words correctly when reading the book that was rated at their instructional level, and students who were struggling reading frequently failed to read at least 93% of the words correctly when the were reading from a book that was designated by an IRI to provide and appropriate level of difficulty" (Burns et al., 2014).
  • Fountas and Pinnell does not always accurately assign the instructional level (Burns et al., 2014)
  • When it comes to materials all of the required tools are it the kit but replacement materieals are required eventually, and for areas that do not have financial support this is a diffivult burden (Craft, 2014, p. 30). 
  • Some teachers believe that using a script limits their teacher ability (Craft, 2014, p. 51).
  • The time required for the lessons is sometimes contradictory to the time allotted leading to difficulty for teachers to use the program with their already busy schedules (Craft, 2014, p. 17).
    • ]]>     2017-06-14 16:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176433224     Uses of Fountas and Pinnell bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176433578
  • To pinpoint comprehension, accuracy, and fluency of students reading in a documented form with the ability to track progress
  • Identify the needs of students and how to approach further instruction
  • Form groups for instruction
  • Plan efficient instruction
  • Inform teacher conferences 
  • Moniter student progress
  • Inform future teachers of students instructional reading level ("Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment," 2015, p.3).
    • ]]>     2017-06-14 17:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176433578     Purpose of Fountas and Pinnell bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176439533 To identify the instructional level of reading for students and how to implement instruction to guide reader's development]]> 2017-06-14 17:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176439533 What Fountas and Pinnell does and does not tell us about the struggling reader and intervention: bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176683713
  • Fountas and Pinnell DOES:
    • Identify struggling readers 54% of the time 
    • Measure "accuracy, oral fluency, and reading comprehension" of struggling readers using two systems one for K-2 and another for 3-8
    • Provide and instructional reading level for students K-8
    • The correlation between words read correctly and reading comprehension
    • Decoding and word recognition correlates to reading comprehension (Burns et al., 2014)
  • Fountas and Pinnell DOES NOT: 
    • Tell us students prior knowledge that may affect comprehension and familiarity with a text
    • Always identify struggling readers or identify material that the reader can successfully read (Burns et al., 2014).
    • ]]>     2017-06-16 16:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176683713     Misuses of Fountas and Pinnell... bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176778094
  •  Some say that the fact that Fountas and Pinnell is scripted and does not allow for the teachers to change what they say and that this limits their own ability to teach (Craft, 2014, p. 3)
  • Another misuse for Fountas and Pinnell revolves around its use to attempt to raise test scores. The framework used to attempt to raise students tests scores who have "reading challenges" is RTI. This is considered a misuse in terms of the motivation to help students develop stronger reading ability (Craft, 2014, p. 4).
    • ]]>     2017-06-18 20:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176778094     bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176908625 2017-06-19 21:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176908625 References bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176909816 Burns, M. K., Pulles, S. M., Maki, K.M., Kanive, R., Hodgson, J., Helman, L.A. . . . Preast, J.L. (2015). Accuracy of student performance while reading leveled books rated at their instructional level by a reading inventory,  Journal of School Psycology, 53(6), 437-445. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com.libproxy.lib.ilstu.edu/science/article/pii/S0022440515000709

    Craft, Theresa E. (2014).The benefits and limitations of the leveled literacy intervention system, Education and Human Development Master's Theses, Paper 403, 1-75. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1412&context=ehd_theses

    "The Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark." (2016). The Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark assessment system. 1-60. Retrieved from http://heinpublishing.http.internapcdn.net/heinpublishing_vitalstream_com/onlineresources/bas/BAS_3rdEdSample.pdf]]>     2017-06-19 21:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/176909816     Audio script bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/177019714 (Begin by playing this and it will guide you through the presentation)(You can pause after figure 2 and watch the video of the running record)]]> 2017-06-20 18:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/177019714 Figure 3 bekah1996 https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/177020164 Example running record (I forgot to mention this in the recording, you can pause the recording after figure 1 and watch this)]]> 2017-06-20 19:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bekah1996/q58qz045uwin/wish/177020164