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Peer reviewedHarris, Larry A.; Lalik, Rosary M. – Reading Teacher, 1987
Reports on what started out to be a survey of the use of the informal reading inventory (IRI) by teachers that revealed the technique to be embedded in a complex environment. Concludes that the use of IRIs and other diagnostic methods can be limited when teachers do not have primary responsibility for making placement decisions. (FL)
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L; Lunn, Mary K. – Reading World, 1983
Traces the development of the informal reading inventory from its origins in the early 1900s and discusses its future as an assessment tool. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Influences, Informal Reading Inventories
Peer reviewedMcKenna, Michael C. – Reading Teacher, 1983
Reviews the literature concerning informal reading inventories and discusses a number of issues related to them, including question choice, scoring criteria, and allowable miscues. Offers guidelines for constructing and using the inventories. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Readability, Reading Ability
