Benchmark Passages & Running Records

Target students' instructional needs by assessing their reading skills with developmentally appropriate texts while recording reading behavior. Benchmark Passages are short text selections that are one part of a three-part process to provide effective reading instruction for students and to assess their readiness to progress to more difficult text.

Digital Running Records on Raz-Plus

With our Online Running Record tool, Raz-Plus or Raz-Kids members can:
  • Assign and listen to recordings of Benchmark Passages and Books.
  • Score recordings using an online running record tool.
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Shoes in Different Seasons

Different shoes are best for different seasons. Nonfiction, Lexile 150L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record

I Need Shoes to Play Soccer

What kind of shoes do I need to play soccer? Fiction, Lexile 350L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record

Where Birds Make Nests

Different birds need different places to nest. Nonfiction, Lexile 210L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record

Jen and Ben Learn About Farms

Jen and Ben learn how various plants grow on a farm. Fiction, Lexile 160L
  • Assessment Passage
  • Quick Check
  • Running Record