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"The first test I gave was Letter Naming Fluency using RFBA. It's very comparable to the LNF test that comes with DIBELS, but being able to do it on the computer and get the results printed out for you is pretty slick."
— Ryan, Spokane, WA

Reading Fluency Benchmark Assessor (RFBA)

 

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Reading Fluency Benchmark Assessor (RFBA) measures students' reading fluency three times a year using grade-level passages. A reading fluency score is recognized as a reliable indicator of a student's overall reading achievement.

How It Works

The Reading Fluency Benchmark Assessor includes three passages for each grade level, grades 1–8. Each set of grade-level passages has strong validity and reliability. Administer the set of passages in the fall, winter, and spring to determine where students rank relative to national reading fluency norms. Minimum intervals of three months minimize the practice effect.

Administration
RFBA can be administered and scored electronically or manually. RFBA software makes it easy to capture students' assessment results by automatically calculating and storing students' scores.

Reports
The RFBA software generates reports that help teachers:

  • Screen students for reading problems
  • Monitor student progress
  • Make instructional decisions
  • Predict students' likely performance on standardized testing
  • Document individual, classroom, and school progress

What educators say about RFBA

What's Included

Assessment Passages
RFBA includes reproducible masters of three passages at each grade level (1–8), representative of general curriculum. The passages were leveled using Fry, Spache, and Harris-Jacobson readability formulas (grades 1–4) and the Dale-Chall readability formula (grades 5–8). The passages were rigorously field-tested to ensure that all three passages for each grade level are of equal difficulty.

Letter-Naming Fluency
RFBA includes reproducible masters of three sets of randomly ordered letters for assessing letter-naming fluency.

Assessment Software
RFBA software saves time by automating the process of capturing assessment results. While listening to a student read a printed passage, the teacher follows along on the computer, clicking missed words and the last word read. The software automatically calculates and stores each student's words-correct-per-minute score.

Assessment screen

Reporting Software
Reports show progress from fall to winter to spring, and compare the results to national norms, providing a clear picture of students' fluency levels. School-level reports display assessment results that school administrators can use, including fluency composites for each grade, demographics, and students ranked by need. Other reports enable teachers to identify students at risk and to assess whether the student needs an intervention or adjustment to his/her instruction.

Sample report

Software Options

All software options include benchmark passages, a software guide, a teacher's guide, and one year of free deluxe technical support.

Single-Teacher License
Stand-alone version of the software for use by one teacher on one computer with record-keeping capabilities for up to 75 students.

Stand-alone School License
Stand-alone version of the software that enables you to store data for a unlimited number of students in a school on any single computer.

Network School License
Network version of the software that enables you to enter and access data for an unlimited number of students in a school from any networked workstation and store this information on a school server.

System requirements

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