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Assign and listen to recordings of Spanish Benchmark Passages and Books.
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Score recordings using an online running record tool.
Want to print or assign specific levels of Spanish books?
After using the Spanish Benchmark Passages to identify a student’s instructional reading level in Spanish, select and assign books for students from over 1000
Spanish Leveled Books.
SPANISH BENCHMARK PASSAGES & RUNNING RECORDS / PASAJES ESTÁNDAR Y REGÍSTROS
Leveled Spanish Passages to Find Students' Instructional Reading Levels
Use these short, leveled passages written originally in Spanish as one step in the three-step process to find your students' instructional reading levels or to assess whether they are prepared to move to the next level.
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Why Spanish Benchmark Passages
Spanish Benchmark Passages are one step in a three-step process that gives an overall assessment of reading behavior and comprehension while rewarding student progress from level to level.
- Each level has one nonfiction and one fiction passage.
- The two passages at each level are on the same general topic.
- Each passage uses an appropriate percentage of words that come from books typically found at that reading level:
- aa - E= 100%
- F - J= 95% + 5% new words
- K - Z2= 90% + 10% new words
- The Running Record contains the entire text of the passage.
- Most passages are one page long, but upper-level passages can be two to three pages.
How to Use Spanish Benchmark Passages
- Identify a Spanish Benchmark Passage that the student has never seen before. The fiction-nonfiction topic pair provides connecting texts. Support a student’s comprehension of the topic with one passage before evaluating with the other passage.
- Use the Running Record to record the student’s reading behavior.
- If a student scores 90 percent or higher, assess comprehension using a Quick Check from Levels A-Z2 and Retelling Rubrics.
- If a student scores from 90-94 percent on the running record and answers comprehension questions at 80-94 percent, he or she is at the appropriate instructional level (for more details, see About Running Records.)
- Once a student’s instructional level is determined, select suggested Spanish Translated Leveled Books or other appropriate Spanish resources.
How to Use Electronic Spanish Benchmark Passages
- Assign an Assessment of a Benchmark Passage
to a student to read aloud and record. (The software will automatically present a retelling and
comprehension quiz when the student is finished reading.)
- Check your Kids A-Z In Basket for
the student's recording and score the student's reading behavior using the online running record form.
- Check a student's scores against the expectations for a level to see if they should move levels (for more
details, see About Running Records.)
- Turn on student Incentives to reward students' progress
from level to level.
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View Spanish level aa features and chart
Nivel aa
Features and Chart
- 1-4 words per line
- 16-25 words total
- 1-2 high-frequency words per page
- Repetition of high-frequency words
- Compound words
- One-to-one text-to-picture correspondence
- Mostly picture captions
- Familiar topics
- Consistent text placement
Los colores
Estos colores básicos se puede encontrar a su alrededor.
No ficción
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Assessment Passage/Pasaje de evaluación
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Running Record/Registro del Pasaje estándar
Mi salón
Un salón de clases no solo tiene estudiantes, sino muchos útiles escolares.
Ficción
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Assessment Passage/Pasaje de evaluación
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Running Record/Registro del Pasaje estándar
View Spanish level A features and chart
Nivel A
Features and Chart
- 2-8 words per sentence
- 30-42 words total
- Complete sentences
- Repetition of high-frequency words
- Repetitive pattern with one word change per sentence
- Predictable language
- One-to-one text-to-picture correspondence
- Familiar topics
- Consistent text placement
- Clear sequence of events
El zoológico
Un niño visita el zoológico y habla de los animales que ahí ve.
Ficción
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Assessment Passage/Pasaje de evaluación
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Quick Check/Evaluación rápida
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Running Record/Registro del Pasaje estándar
La selva
En la selva hay una variedad de animales y plantas.
No ficción
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Assessment Passage/Pasaje de evaluación
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Quick Check/Evaluación rápida
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Running Record/Registro del Pasaje estándar
View Spanish level B features and chart
Nivel B
Features and Chart
- 2-9 words per sentence
- 30-55 words total
- Complete sentences
- Prepositional phrases
- Repetition of high-frequency words
- Repetitive pattern with one or two word changes per sentence
- Pattern may change in last sentence, such as a surprise ending
- Predictable language
- One-to-one text-to-picture correspondence
- Familiar topics
- Clear sequence of events
Me gustan muchas comidas
Una niña habla de las comidas que le gustan.
Ficción
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Assessment Passage/Pasaje de evaluación
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Quick Check/Evaluación rápida
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Running Record/Registro del Pasaje estándar
Pastel de chocolate
Presenta la receta para hacer un rico pastel de chocolate.
No ficción
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Assessment Passage/Pasaje de evaluación
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Quick Check/Evaluación rápida
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Running Record/Registro del Pasaje estándar
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