PM Benchmark: Literacy Assessment Kit

New for 2020, the PM Benchmark Literacy Assessment 1 equips teachers with accurate and robust assessment tools to identify students’ instructional or independent reading levels. The resource offers a complete literacy assessment, allowing teachers to conduct reading records to effectively capture students’ progress in reading fluency, retelling abilities and comprehension within and beyond the text.

What’s new?

Two texts per level
The PM Benchmark Literacy Assessment includes 60 brand-new contemporary texts (books and cards) from Level 1 to 30.

Pre-level 1
Assess a student’s literacy competencies in areas of oral literacy, phonological awareness and concepts about print.

Post-level 30
Extend fluent readers with six additional cards that target writing and deep comprehension skills.

New pro forma structure
A new, clean Reading Record layout to capture students’ literacy progression.

Procedure Cards
Detailed instructions to implement a consistent, whole-school approach to literacy assessment.

Teachers’ Resource Book
Learn best-practice research on how to carry out benchmark assessments and implement strategies to extend fluent readers.

Online Resources
A suite of digital resources including training videos and examples of reading assessment records.

Access Online Resources including example reading records and videos


Please note the PM Benchmark Literacy Assessment Software, an online subscription based service, mentioned on Page 9 of the Teacher Guide is not available to purchase in the UK due to GDPR regulations.