Reading Assessment

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Reading Assessment

• IRI defined
• RICA Domain I
• Other Assessments
• Online resources

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IRI

• Informal Reading Inventory
• Administered by teacher
• Used to
• Diagnose Reading Levels
• Prescribe Instruction
• As opposed to standardized, normed and validated
  assessments such as Stanford 9

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RICA Domain 1 Planning and Organizing Reading
Instruction Based on Ongoing Assessment

• Teachers create a balanced reading program using
  multiple assessment measures and ongoing analysis
  of individual, small group, and class progress to
  plan instruction and classroom interventions.
  Students' reading development is supported by a
  well-planned and organized program that is based
  on content and performance standards in reading
  and is responsive to the needs of individual
  students.

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Suggestions for RICA Study

• Administer these assessment instruments to three
  students in grades K-2
• Concepts About Print
• Phonemic Blending, Segmenting or BPST
• Reading Accuracy, Fluency, Comprehension
• Sight Words List or Letter Names and Sounds
• Johnston Spelling Inventory

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Suggestions for RICA Study

• Administer these assessment instruments to three
  students in grades 4-8
• Graded Word List
• Oral Text Reading Accuracy
• Comprehension
• Johnston Spelling Inventory
• BPST if well below level on words and OTRA
• Reading Interest Survey or Other

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Suggestions for RICA Study

• Conduct a case study of a student in grades K-2
  to examine the students literacy development and
  use the results of the case study to plan
  instruction. Assess concepts about print, letters
  of the alphabet, phonemic awareness, phonics,
  spelling, writing, word identification, and
  comprehension. In your case study report, include
  the following sections
• Background information on the student
• Copies of assessment instruments
• Report of test results and analysis
• Interpretation and implications for instruction
• Instructional plans and goals

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Suggestions for RICA Study

• Conduct a case study of a student in grades 4-8
  to examine the students literacy development and
  use the results of the case study to plan
  instruction. Assess phonemic awareness and
  phonics, word identification, vocabulary,
  comprehension, spelling, and writing. In your
  case study report, include the following
  sections
• Background information on the student
• Copies of assessment instruments
• Report of test results and analysis
• Interpretation and implications for instruction
• Instructional plans and goals

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Self-Assessment for RICA

• Describe four measures you would use to assess a
  first graders reading and writing development.
• Describe four measures you would use to assess a
  sixth graders reading and writing development.
• Explain how to determine a students independent,
  instructional, and frustration levels of reading.

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Self-Assessment for RICA

• Explain how a teacher uses students reading
  levels to plan and implement effective reading
  instruction.
• List five assessment tools and explain their
  uses.
• What is authentic assessment? Give several
  examples.

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Self-Assessment for RICA

• List and describe three ways to assess students
  decoding skills.
• List and describe three ways to assess students
  comprehension.
• What do students independent, instructional, and
  frustration levels suggest about the students'
  instructional needs?

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Organizations on Assessment

• National Assessment of Educational Progress
• http//nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/resul
  ts/
• International Reading Association
• http//www.reading.org/positions/MADMMID.html

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Reading Assessment Sites

• http//www.sedl.org/reading/rad/states.html
• http//teams.lacoe.edu/reading/assessments/assessm
  ents.html
• http//www.test4free.com/
• http//www.letsgolearn.com/
• http//www.frontlinephonics.com/readingeval2.asp
• http//www.speedreading4kids.com/