Using Kids A-Z you can:

1 Assign and listen to recordings of Benchmark Passages and Books.

2 Score recordings using an online running record tool.

Benchmark Passages & Running Records

Passages to Find Students' Instructional Reading Levels

Use these short passages as one step in the three-step process to find your students' instructional reading needs or to assess whether they are prepared to read more difficult text.

Showing 4 of 116 Passages

Big and Little

Many things are big and little. Nonfiction, Lexile BR20L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record

Ted Sees a Pond

While on a walk, Ted and his dog see a pond and the things that live there. Fiction, Lexile 40L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record

Near the Pond

Many animals are near the pond. Nonfiction, Lexile BR50L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record

We Read About Animals

A child and an adult read a book about some animals. Fiction, Lexile 50L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record