Informal Reading Inventory

1. Informal Reading Inventory Determining Reading Level

2. IRI are designed to determine at what level a student can read • Without assistance (independent) • With assistance (instructional) • Levels they should not be asked to read (frustration) • Level they can comprehend (potential)

3. Steps in the IRI • Use graded word list to identify beginning level • Student reads a graded passage • Teacher marks all miscues • Remove the passage • Ask comprehension questions, record responses • Analyze results • Repeat with additional passages until all levels are determined • For listening (potential) comprehension • read passages aloud and ask comprehension questions

4. Step 1 - Graded Word List • Provides a quick check for likely reading level • Start with list for lower grade level and work up • Are many and varied in nature • One example San Diego Quick Assessment Back to steps

5. Graded Passage • Introductory Statement • Copy of text • Comprehension Questions • Some include analysis help Back to steps

6. Miscue = not read correctly Miscue Example Scoring gorged Calls wrong word She gazed at itDisrupts meaning = 1 looked Substitutes similar She gazed at itDoes NOT disrupt meaning = 0 don gazed Substitutes dialect She gazed at itDoes NOT disrupt meaning = 0 gorged gorged gorged Repeats same mistake She gazed at itCount only once = 1 • Mispronunciation & Substitutions Back to steps

7. Miscue = not read correctly • Refusal to Pronounce & Repetitions Miscue Example Scoring P Child stops reading She ///gazed at itDoesn’t know word = 1 Child hesitates She ///gazed at it Unsure but got the word = 0 Repeats word She gazed at itDepends After 3 sec. give word = 1 Before 3 sec. gets word = 0 Back to steps

8. Miscue = not read correctly • Insertions & Reversals Miscue Example Scoring up Reads word not there She gazed / at itDepends on who you ask Omits word She gazed at it Count as miscue = 1 Omits part of word She gazed at it Count as miscue = 1 Reverses word She gazed at itDepends If changes meaning = 1 If doesn’t change meaning = 0 Back to steps

9. Miscue = not read correctly Miscue Example Scoring gorged SC Corrects after miscue She gazed at itNo miscue = 0 Ignores punctuation He shouted stop!Does NOT disrupt meaning = 0 Phrasing mistakes He /hit /the ballDoes NOT disrupt meaning = 0 Don’t mark if time is short • Self-correction, ignores punctuation, & phrasing Back to steps

10. 10 questions are best for determining % of correct answers Designed to check understanding at a variety of levels Recall Vocabulary Details Inference Cause/Effect Evaluation or Critical Comprehension Questions Back to steps

11. Analysis of Results • Find percentage of words in text that were called correctly • Determine percentage of comprehension questions answered correctly • Check chart for reading level Back to steps

12. IRI Criteria LEVELWORD RECOGNITIONCOMPREHENSION Independent 99% or more 90% or more Instructional 95% or more 60% or more Frustration 90% or less 50% or more Listening/Potential Comprehension 70-75% or more Back to steps