"The PM Benchmark Reading Assessment Resource is a comprehensive reading assessment resource. It has beem designed to explicitly assess students' instuctional and independent reading levels using unseen meaningful texts."-- p. 4 Teachers' resource book.

Gives middle school teachers a range of tools to help monitor literacy behavior continuously as they teach, as well as conduct periodic assessments for accountability. Intended to guide teachers' ongoing observations of student's progress within a literature-based reading program.

The Rigby PM Benchmark Kit includes 30 accurately leveled textsranging progressively from emergent level through fluency (grades K-5).