This assignment is due _______________________. It is worth 15% of your grade.

You need to turn in:

· Word Flash: Scored summary of instructional level based on that instrument (download WRI summary sheet and fill it out)

· IRI: summary chart (p. 4) (Download IRI summary sheet and fill out)

o interpretive summary

§ Use the questions on page 5 to guide your writing of the interpretive summary. Be sure to support your written responses with examples from the reading assessments. As always, edit your work for grammar, punctuation, usage and spelling errors.

o list of books for independent and instructional reading levels

For the Word Flash, you will need the disc with the program, a computer, and answer sheets.

For the IRI assignment, the best possible situation is for you to:

• Use a stopwatch
• Use a tape recorder
• Work with a partner who will keep the time for you and mark the oral reading and comprehension questions; then, you can compare your oral reading markings and scoring of comprehension questions.
• You will need the reading passages, a stop watch or wrist watch, answer sheets.

If you work with a partner, you will each have to do your own assessment. That is, each of you will have to work with a child, not the same child.

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:

1. Explain to the teacher that you are going to administer a word flash assessment (on a computer) and an informal reading inventory with a student. You will have the child read lists of graded words and then 3-4 passages and answer some questions about each passage.

2. Ask the teacher to recommend a student.

3. Ask the teacher to tell you at what level the student is reading.

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.

4. Meet with the student in a quiet place with a computer.
• You might start off by asking the student to tell you about what she’s reading or if she likes to read.
• Explain to the student that you are going to ask her to read a list of words that will appear on the computer screen. The student is to say the word (while you write down what she says only if she misses the word). Start with the pp list to practice the technique. Go through the lists until the child misses half or more.

• Once the word flash is complete, explain to the child that she will read a few short passages and then answer some questions about them.

5. Use the attached table (reading level/passage) to figure out what passage to ask students to read.

· 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.

6. Have the student read aloud.

7. Write down the time when the student starts reading and the time when he or she stops.

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)

The tape-recording will allow you to listen more careful several times to carefully score the passages.

9. If the student reads well—good rate and accuracy—go on to the next passage. If student reads haltingly, has difficulty pronouncing words, or answering comprehension questions, do not go on to another level. For example, if the student takes a long time to read, makes a lot of mistakes and misses most of the comprehension questions, there is no need to go any further. Use your criteria information to guide you.

10. Thank the student at the end of the session.

11. Calculate rate, accuracy, and comprehension, and record findings on the summary sheet.

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.

Summary Chart for ___________________________(student’s initials)

Investigator: ______________________________________________ (your name)

Grade: _____________ Reading level recommended by teacher: ___________

Instructional Reading Level (Flash) ____________ Date of assessment: ___________________

Passage/ Grade Level

Rate (WPM)

Accuracy (%)

Comprehension (%)

Average End-of-Year Oral Reading Rates (Expected Range) Grade Words per minute 1^st 45-85 2^nd 80-120 3^rd 95-135 4^th 110-150 5^th 125-155 6^th 135-160 7^th 145-160

Reading Accuracy Independent Level 98-100% Instruction Level 95-97% Gray Area (Low) 90-94% Frustration Level Below 90% *Note: 90-94% accuracy is marginal; take a close look at Rate.

Comprehension: Did the students understand the gist of the story?

Below 50% is Frustration.

Based on the assessment scores, I think __________________’s (student’s name)

Independent reading level is_____________________

Instructional reading level is _____________________.

Interpretation of Reading Assessment

Write an interpretive summary of the reading assessment using the following questions as a guide:

1. What level is the student comfortable reading?

2. What level seems to be too difficult for the student to read?

3. What seemed to make a passage difficult for the student to read?

4. What do you notice about the student’s reading rate as the passages become more difficult?

5. What do you notice about the student’s accuracy as the passages become more difficult?

6. What is the student’s instructional grade level for reading accuracy? That is, at what grade level did the student read 95-97% of the words correctly? What is the relationship of this score with the flash score?

7. What is the student’s reading rate at the IRI instructional level for accuracy? Is this rate above or below the expected rate at that grade level?

8. What grade level books would this student be able to read independently?

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/

5 books the student could read independently (title/author)

5 books the student could read in an instructional situation (title/author)