Webinars
- VIEW recorded webinars hosted by Fountas and Pinnell
- ATTEND our Office Hours by booking a timeslot with our Implementation Support Manager
- Book your timeslot directly on our website, available bi-weekly throughout the school year.
Video Tutorials
- VIEW the BAS Professional Development and Tutorial Videos on the Online Resources. These complimentary videos provide a foundation for understanding the BAS materials and procedures.
Optional Assessments
Using Optional Literacy Assessments
The extensive information gathered through the Benchmark Assessment conference provides a solid direction for instruction, but you may also want more diagnostic evidence about a particular child's literacy knowledge. For that purpose we include a series of optional assessments found in the Assessment Forms Book and on Online Resources. Getting Started, Fluency and Phrasing, Phonics and Word Analysis, and Vocabulary assessments provide information about the learner's knowledge in specific areas of literacy. Information gathered from these assessments can be used in planning targeted minilessons. -Fountas & Pinnell, Benchmark Assessment, 3rd edition
Suggested Readings
READ these chapters in your BAS Assessment Guide to get started:
- Section 1: Getting Started
- Section 2: Administering, Coding, and Scoring
- Section 3: Summarizing, Analyzing, and Interpreting Results
Professional Development
Partner with Fountas & Pinnell Professional Development to transform teaching and learning.
The single most important factor in students' literacy success is skillful, informed teaching. All of Fountas and Pinnell's books, resources, and systems are deeply rooted in teacher professional learning.
Pearson Canada is pleased to offer onsite or virtual professional development sessions led by Fountas & Pinnell trained consultants. We will work with you to develop a professional learning plan that supports implementation and develops a deeper understanding of literacy teaching and learning.
Contact Pearson Professional Services (professionalservices@pearsoncanada.com) to discuss your professional development needs and learn about our one, two, or three-day options. Prices for these sessions are dependent on whether it's live on-site session(s) or virtual sessions(s). There's a maximum 40 participants.