Informal Reading Inventory

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