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Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L. – Reading World, 1977
Consists of a brief, annotated bibliography containing carefully-selected sources dealing with informal reading inventories. (JM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L. – Contemporary Education, 1977
The use of informal reading inventories can help insure that students are provided with reading materials that match their reading ability. (MB)
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Instructional Improvement, Reading Instruction, Student Placement
Peer reviewedLunn, Mary K.; Johns, Jerry L. – Reading Psychology, 1983
Summarizes P. A. Killgallon's 1942 study that helped to establish the criteria for the instructional reading level, examines W. R. Powell's 1970 critique of that study, and presents concerns about Powell's study. (FL)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Achievement, Reading Diagnosis
Download full textJohns, Jerry L. – 1989
The pattern of correct and incorrect responses on the Slosson Intelligence Test (SIT) can be used by teachers to estimate the student's strengths and weaknesses. A scheme for classifying the items was developed to aid teachers and other professionals interested in conducting an informal item analysis with the SIT so it could be added to other…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Informal Reading Inventories
Peer reviewedJohns, Jerry L.; Magliari, Anne Marie – Reading Improvement, 1989
Investigates word recognition criteria at the instructional level. Finds that primary and intermediate grade students score below the Betts criteria when miscues are counted but score above the criteria when only significant miscues are counted. Concludes that the Betts criteria are too stringent, especially for primary grade students. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Miscue Analysis, Reading Comprehension
Johns, Jerry L. – 1990
This 90-item annotated bibliography contains material primarily published after 1977. The bibliography provides a readily available resource related to informal reading inventories (IRIs). The three sections of the document are: (1) basic information; (2) research; and (3) descriptive reports. The bibliography is designed to be useful to a diverse…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Informal Assessment, Informal Reading Inventories
Johns, Jerry L. – 1974
This paper describes the Basic Reading Inventory, an individually administered informal reading test composed of a series of word lists and graded paragraphs which the child reads aloud to the teacher. Comprehension questions follow the reading of each paragraph. The contents include: "Preface"; "Description of the Basic Reading…
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Reading, Reading Ability, Reading Comprehension
Johns, Jerry L. – 1997
This book explains how to administer, score, and interpret the Basic Reading Inventory. Included are graded word lists and graded passages that can be used with students to help place them in appropriate reading materials, to assess their comprehension, and to determine their strategies for word identification. Significant additions to the seventh…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Preschool Education, Reading Achievement
Johns, Jerry L. – 1976
A reading conference in the Chicago area provided a setting in which to systematically explore the views of 24 professionals regarding a number of statements about Informal Reading Inventories (IRIs). The results obtained from a 24-item questionnaire indicated that professionals perceive IRIs as instruments which generate more questions than…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Measurement Instruments, Opinions
