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

Giant Squid

Facts about giant squid Nonfiction, Lexile 430L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record

Dark Night on the Water

Great tentacles scare a sailor when they tug at a ship one night. Fiction, Lexile 460L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record

We Love Bamboo

Bamboo is an interesting plant that has many uses. Nonfiction, Lexile 360L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record

Monsters Are Not Real

A child is scared of what the night shadows might mean. Fiction, Lexile 290L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record