Note: Many of these materials were taken from Darrell Morris' (2008) Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Problems: A Tutorial, New York: Guilford Press.
This assignment is worth 60 points.
You will post the following on TaskStream:
Please Note: You will turn in your copies of the score sheets for both the WRI and the IRI along with the tape of the student orally reading the passages; please turn in a copy as you will not get these copies back. DO NOT TURN IN ORIGINALS. These passages will not be posted to TaskStream but will be handed in.
For the Word Flash, you will need the disc with the program, a computer, and the WRI Score Sheets.
For the IRI assignment, the best possible situation is for you to:
You will work with a partner to assess one student.
You need to meet with a student from your field placement school who is in third, fourth, fifth, or sixth grade. If your placement is in kindergarten, first or second grade, please make arrangements with another teacher.
Completion of Reading Assessment
Here’s what you need to do:
For example, a third grader may be reading at the second grade level, or at the third grade level, or at a higher level. Ask the teacher to share any testing information regarding the child’s reading level. For example, she may share with you previously administered IRI scores, STAR Reading Test Scores, etc.
· Select a passage one level below the level recommended by the teacher, or a level below the instructional level indicated by the flash results. That’s where you will start.
8. While the student is reading, mark any errors:
Type of Error Example
· Substitution or mispronunciation the train
(Note: Count proper name mispronunciation only 1 time!)
· Omissions in the water
· Insertions the puppy
· Self-Correction a fine day
· Help from teacher impossible task
· Skipped lines (Count as 1 error)
Reading level |
Passage |
Primer |
Pat Sat by the Tree
|
First grade |
Lost Baby Turtle |
Second grade
|
Look Out! |
Third grade
|
Mary and Boxer |
Fourth grade
|
Incredible Journey |
Fifth grade
|
Shelia Young
|
Sixth grade
|
Garrett Morgan |
To calculate instructional level based on word flash:
Find the grade level where the student scored below 50%. Go to the score before (where the student scored 70% or better). That is the instructional reading level as indicated by the flash.
IRI Assessment Materials by Grade Level (From Woods & Moe, 1980)
Reading level
|
Passage |
Primer
|
Pat Sat by the Tree |
First grade
|
Lost Baby Turtle |
Second grade
|
Look Out! |
Third grade
|
Mark and Boxer |
Fourth grade
|
Incredible Journey
|
Fifth grade
|
Sheila Young |
Sixth grade
|
Garrett Morgan |
To calculate reading rate:
(Number of words in passage x 60)/student’s reading time in seconds
For example, if student read “Mark and Boxer” in 1 minute 10 seconds (70 seconds):
143 x 60 = 8580/70 = 123 words per minute (rate)
To calculate reading accuracy:
(Number of words in passage – errors)/number of words in passage
For example, if student made 6 errors while reading “Mark and Boxer”:
143 – 6 = 137/143 = 96 % accuracy
To calculate comprehension:
Score each comprehension question as correct or partially correct. When you have scored them all, total the number correct and divide by the number possible—this will give you the percentage correct. For example, a student scores 4 out of 6 questions. Divide 4 by 6 and you get 67% (rounding up) correct.
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Summary Chart
Summary Chart for ___________________________(student’s initials)
Investigator: ______________________________________________ (your name)
Grade: _____________ Reading level recommended by teacher: ___________
Instructional Reading Level (Flash) ____________ Date of assessment: ___________________
Word Recognition Inventory |
Oral Reading (Passages) | ||||
Level | Flash | Untimed | Accuracy | Rate (WPM) | Comprehension |
PrePrimer | ------------------ | ------------------ | ---------------------- | ||
Primer | |||||
1st | |||||
2nd | |||||
3rd | |||||
4th | |||||
5th | |||||
6th | |||||
7th | ----------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------- | ||
8th | ----------------- | ------------------ | ----------------------- |
Based on the assessment scores, I think __________________’s (student’s name)
Independent reading level is_____________________
Instructional reading level is _____________________.
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Performance Criteria
Average End-of-Year Oral Reading Rates (Expected Range)
Grade Words per minute1st 45-852nd 80-120 3rd 95-135 4th 110-150 5th 125-155 6th 135-160 7th 145-160 |
WRI-Flash | Oral Reading Accuracy | Comprehension | |
Independent Level
|
90-100 | 98-100 | 90-100 |
Instructional Level
|
70-89 | 95-97 | 75-89 |
Frustration Level
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Below 50% | Below 90% | Below 50% |
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Analyzing and Interpreting the Case Summary Chart:
Case Summary Sheet (Jenny 3rd Grade)
Word Recognition | Oral Reading | ||||
Level | Flash | Untimed | Accuracy | Comprehension | Rate (WPM) |
PrePrimer | 100 | 100 | |||
Primer | 95 | 100 | |||
1st | 85 | 95 | 99 | 100 | 74 |
2nd | 75 | 80 | 95 | 83 | 75 |
3rd | 30 | 60 | 83 | 67 | 61 |
4th | |||||
5th |
Case Summary Sheet (Amanda 4th Grade)
Word Recognition | Oral Reading | ||||
Level | Flash | Untimed | Accuracy | Comprehension | Rate (WPM) |
PrePrimer | 100 | 100 | |||
Primer | 100 | 100 | |||
1st | 95 | 100 | |||
2nd | 90 | 95 | |||
3rd | 90 | 100 | 97 | 67 | 121 |
4th | 75 | 100 | 95 | 58 | 115 |
5th | 50 | 90 | 92 | 50 | 95 |
Case Summary Sheet (Dion 5th Grade)
Word Recognition | Oral Reading | |||||
Level | Flash | Untimed | Accuracy | Comprehension | Rate (WPM) | |
PrePrimer | 100 | 100 | ||||
Primer | 95 | 100 | ||||
1st | 95 | 100 | ||||
2nd | 90 | 100 | 96 | 80 | 113 | |
3rd | 55 | 90 | 97 | 100 | 110 | |
4th | 50 | 80 | 95 | 75 | 109 | |
5th | 30 | 75 | 92 | 33 | 94 |
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Let's listen as two 3rd grade boys in the SAME class read the same 3rd grade passage.
What do you think?
IRI 3rd Grade Student 1--3rd Grade Passage Mary and Boxer
IRI 3rd Grade Student 2--3rd Grade Passage Mary and Boxer
Interpretation of Reading Assessment
Write an interpretive summary of the reading assessment using the following questions as a guide:
Application of Reading Assessment
Use the leveled books resources on our class Web site to find lists of grade appropriate texts.
Given the assessment information (independent and instructional reading levels) list books that would be appropriate for this student to read.
Leveled Book List http://home.comcast.net/%7Engiansante/
http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do (Locating Leveled Books)
6 books the student could read independently (title/author) |
6 books the student could read in an instructional situation (title/author) |
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Spelling/Word Study Resources