The guideposts are a useful assessment tool based on how individual guides integrate the Four Roles/Resources of the Reader.
The guidepost indicators may be used to monitor student learning. However, use the guideposts flexibly. While the guideposts do cover each of the Four Roles/Resources of the Reader, teachers may choose to focus on one or two roles or fewer indicators for each role. Teachers may also find that there are other learning outcomes which they would like to focus on and which reflect the particular needs of their students.
Good free google tool for making graphs simply. Includes many graph types including maps. easy to use interface. Embeddable code for publishing on blogs.