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Direct linkSnow, Amie B.; Morris, Darrell; Perney, Jan – Reading Psychology, 2018
We examined which of two instruments (Text Reading and Comprehension inventory [TRC] or a traditional informal reading inventory [IRI]) provides the more valid assessment of a primary-grade student's reading instructional level. The TRC is currently the required, benchmark reading assessment for students in grades K-3 in the state of North…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension, Benchmarking, Alternative Assessment
Morris, Darrell; Trathen, Woodrow; Perney, Jan; Gill, Tom; Schlagal, Robert; Ward, Devery; Frye, Elizabeth M. – Reading Psychology, 2017
Within a developmental framework, this study compared the predictive validity of three DIBELS tasks (phoneme segmentation fluency [PSF], nonsense word fluency [NWF], and oral reading fluency [ORF]) with that of three alternative tasks drawn from the field of reading (phonemic spelling [phSPEL], word recognition-timed [WR-t], and graded passage…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Emergent Literacy, Reading Tests, Reading Fluency
Frye, Elizabeth M.; Gosky, Ross – Reading Psychology, 2012
The present study investigated the relationship between rapid recognition of individual words (Word Recognition Test) and two measures of contextual reading: (1) grade-level Passage Reading Test (IRI passage) and (2) performance on standardized STAR Reading Test. To establish if time of presentation on the word recognition test was a factor in…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Word Recognition, Cues, Reading Achievement
Kragler, Sherry; Martin, Linda – Reading Psychology, 2009
This study describes six first-grade students' use of metacognitive strategies. The students (4 boys and 2 girls) represented low, average, and above-average readers and were enrolled in a rural Midwestern elementary school. A variety of data were collected throughout the year: (a) an informal reading inventory and metacognitive awareness…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Reading Instruction, Emergent Literacy, Metacognition
Peer reviewedRobinson, Richard – Reading Psychology, 1990
Presents an interview with Jerry L. Johns. Discusses topics related to reading assessment, standardized tests and test-wiseness, the format and content of reading assessment measures, informal reading inventories, and portfolio assessment. (RS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Measures (Individuals), Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedYochum, Nina; Miller, Samuel D. – Reading Psychology, 1990
Notes that children's views of themselves as readers and the reading strategies they develop are rarely considered in reading assessment. Emphasizes that, through observations, interviews, and instructional techniques, teachers can broaden evaluations to include student perceptions, thereby gaining a greater understanding of students, and giving…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Informal Reading Inventories, Metacognition
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
Peer reviewedLipson, Marjorie Youmans; And Others – Reading Psychology, 1984
Uses case study data from three young readers to examine the assumption that commercial informal reading inventories are as reliable as teacher made tests. Questions that assumption. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedMarr, Mary Beth; Lyon, Kathleen R. – Reading Psychology, 1981
Reveals that the "Classroom Reading Inventory" is the most passage independent of three informal reading inventories administered to fourth grade students. Shows that the general information, vocabulary meaning, and affective question categories tended to be particularly passage independent. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Grade 4, Informal Reading Inventories, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedBlanchard, Jay; Johns, Jerry – Reading Psychology, 1986
Concludes that IRIs can be useful, flexible assessment and instruction tools in the hands of knowledgeable teachers. Offers suggestions for their use. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Diagnosis
Peer reviewedLeibert, Robert E. – Reading Psychology, 1983
Scores from elementary school children and adult basic education students on the Adult Informal Reading Test were used to form distribution profiles for a number of tested variables. The profile notion was concluded to be a useful means for displaying the performance trends of published informal reading inventories. (FL)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
