[MOSAIC] F&P Benchmark assessment

[KENNETH SMITH]

I'm wondering if anyone has used the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment and how it compares to the DRA2. I'm considering getting it as a supplement for my Title I program. We give DRA's 2 times a year, but teachers are required to give a formal running record (Rigby Benchmark or Reading A-Z Benchmark) second and third quarter. It seems like they are always asking me for something more - the kids who don't move up (especially in 2nd and 3rd), have seen the stories and they are looking for something the kids haven't read before. I think part of the problem is in the testing - and hopefully I'll be providing some inservice this spring to help eliminate that, but I would like to hear how this assessment aligns with the others. 

Thanks, 

Debbie