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Reading Fluency Benchmark Assessor (RFBA)
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'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.
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.
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.
Order RFBA
- To order online, enter the quantity in the table below and then click Add to Order. You can add products from as many product categories as you like. When you are finished, click Finalize Your Order.
- To order by mail or fax, complete the printable order form.
- If you have questions, call Customer Service at 1.800.788.4085.
