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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 reviewedAnderson, William W. – Reading World, 1977
Examines the problems and advantages of two kinds of informal reading inventories: conventional and commercial. Considers the implications for teacher education. (JM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Measurement Techniques, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedAnderson, William W. – Reading World, 1977
Suggests some important ways in which commercial informal reading inventories (IRI) differ from one another, reviews a representative sample of those currently in use, and includes a chart outlining the variable characteristics of the sample IRIs. (JM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Ability
Peer reviewedChristie, James F. – Reading World, 1979
Suggests the use of the Qualitative Analysis System in conjunction with the Informal Reading Inventory to analyze student reading difficulties. Includes instructions and analysis and profile sheets for using the system correctly. (TJ)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Informal Reading Inventories, Measurement Instruments
Peer reviewedBean, Thomas W. – Reading World, 1979
Reviews the use of miscue analysis in conjunction with the informal reading inventory and recommends the use of a miscue mini-form to refine the identification of reading levels and error pattern analysis. Includes a copy of the mini-form. (TJ)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Informal Reading Inventories, Miscue Analysis
Peer reviewedMasztal, Nancy B.; Smith, Lawrence L. – Reading World, 1984
Concludes that most elementary school teachers surveyed were familiar with informal reading inventories and knew how to administer them. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Research
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 reviewedJones, Margaret B.; Pikulski, John J. – Reading World, 1979
Presents a study in which subjects were tested by a cloze test to ascertain their instructional level in the content areas of social studies and science. Indicates that the cloze procedure is a helpful method of evaluating student reading levels. (TJ)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories
