F&P BAS Reading Record Apps vs Pearson TELL

BEFORE PURCHASING 1. The Benchmark Assessment Reading Record Applications (BAS1, BAS1 3rd Ed, BAS2, BAS2 3rd Ed, and SEL) are configured to sync their reading record data to the Fountas and Pinnell Online Data Management System (ODMS). Users of the Benchmark Assessment Reading Record Applications (BAS1, BAS1 3rd Ed, BAS2, BAS2 3rd Ed, and SEL) MUST also use the Fountas and Pinnell Online Data Management System. More information about the ODMS is available at the Heinemann website using keyword search term ‘BAS ODMS’ 2. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that potential purchasers view an in-depth video of how the application works at https://youtu.be/X6fUwQwU-Sc READING RECORD APPS The Reading Record Apps are for use by professional reading educators or individuals willing to learn how to take reading record assessments. Use the new Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Reading Record Apps to electronically code, score, analyze, and manage reading records.   Download this free app and then make individual in-app purchases to gain access to the specific content you need.   In-app purchase options include:   •Benchmark Assessment System 1  (BAS1) - includes all texts from original Benchmark books •Benchmark Assessment System 1 3rd Edition (BAS1 3rd Ed) - includes all texts from the new 3rd Edition Benchmark books •Benchmark Assessment System 2  (BAS2) - includes all texts from original Benchmark books •Benchmark Assessment System 2 3rd Edition (BAS2 3rd Ed) - includes all texts from the new 3rd Edition Benchmark books •Sistema de Evaluaciόn de la Lectura (SEL) - includes all texts from original Benchmark SEL books •Universal - non Fountas & Pinnell books (U)  - Includes all functionality without specific texts The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Reading Record Apps record: •Oral Reading Accuracy •Self-Correction •Fluency   •Comprehension Additional functionalities to enhance your one-on-one assessment conference: •Saves the reading record as a PDF which you can email and/or file •Automatically times conferences and calculates rates and ratios •Records assessment conferences Makes data collection and management easier with wireless syncing to the Fountas & Pinnell Online Data Management System (ODMS) •Import existing ODMS groups and data to the iPad Apps •Upload new student records to the ODMS for long-term, secure centralized data management Heinemann Web SiteFountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Reading Record Apps Support

Pearson’s TELL is a self-delivered online language proficiency assessment for students in grades K-12. TELL consists of a single screener, two diagnostic, and eight progress monitoring assessments that are administered throughout the course of an academic school year. The results from TELL provide schools and districts with a complete understanding of their students’ current language proficiency and allows them to measure their progression. This robust reporting that also helps inform instructional decisions. With minimal set-up time, students can begin testing. During test administration, students watch video clips and interact with pictures and words on a tablet, then answer questions out loud. They listen, write, read, and speak—all with no mark-ups or grading by teachers. Short, effective testing allows users to monitor student progress on the development of core English language skills necessary for learning academic content. TELL’s unique items types allow for measuring multiple skills in a single item. TELL’s innovative speech recognition and writing evaluation technology yields highly reliable scored but also means that results are available in minutes! TELL scores are provided at the Overall level, for the four foundational skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking), and for the following sub-skills : pronunciation, fluency, grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, reading rate, expressiveness, and pre-literacy.