Full Description
A popular classroom assessment tool, this supplement is widely used by pre-service and in-service teachers to assess or test students' reading progress. It also serves as a practical guide for reading specialists and as a focus for in-service workshops. Unique to this text are its K-12 scope and its abundant strategies (including forms) for assessing students' vocabulary, phonics, and comprehension of text.
Contents
SECTION ONE.
Background Information.
What Is an IRI?
What Can an IRI Tell Teachers?
What Are Flexible Ways to Use an IRI?
How Do IRIs Fit into Literature-Based Programs?
Who Needs to Take This Informal Reading Inventory?
When Should the Inventory Be Administered?
How Long Does the Inventory Take to Administer?
Who Can Administer the Inventory?
Selected References.
SECTION TWO.
Instructions for Use.
How Is the Inventory Administered?
How Is the Inventory Scored and Interpreted?
What Are Some Frequently Asked Questions About the IRI?
A Case Study in Scoring and Interpretation.
Key to Symbols on Passages.
Selected References.
Placement Word Lists.
Student Word List 1.
Teacher Word List 1.
Student Word List 2.
Teacher Word List 2.
Graded Passages.
Student Booklet Form A.
Passages PP to 12.
Teacher Booklet Form A.
Passages and Questions PP to 12.
Summary of Quantitative Analysis.
Summary of Qualitative Analysis.
Worksheet for Word Recognition Miscue Tally Chart.
Worksheet for Qualitative Analysis of Uncorrected Miscues in Context.
Student Booklet Form B.
Passages PP to 12.
Teacher Booklet Form B.
Passages and Questions PP to 12.
Summary of Quantitative Analysis.
Summary of Qualitative Analysis.
Worksheet for Word Recognition Miscue Tally Chart.
Worksheet for Qualitative Analysis of Uncorrected Miscues in Context.
Student Booklet Form C.
Passages PP to 12.
Teacher Booklet Form C.
Passages and Questions PP to 12.
Summary of Quantitative Analysis.
Summary of Qualitative Analysis.
Worksheet for Word Recognition Miscue Tally Chart.
Worksheet for Qualitative Analysis of Uncorrected Miscues in Context.
Student Booklet Form D.
Passages PP to 12.
Teacher Booklet Form D.
Passages and Questions PP to 12.
Summary of Quantitative Analysis.
Summary of Qualitative Analysis.
Worksheet for Word Recognition Miscue Tally Chart.
Worksheet for Qualitative Analysis of Uncorrected Miscues in Context.
Appendix A.
Choosing Books to Develop and Support Children's Reading Proficiency.
Considerations in Using the Lists.
Books Appropriate for Each Reading Level in the IRI.
Appendix B.
How the Inventory Was Constructed.
Constructing the Word Lists.
Constructing the Passages.
Development of Sections One and Two and Appendix A.
