This article describes a Tier 2 intervention program for fourth graders that is well suited to supporting implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Screening assessments and miscue analyses were used to clarify students' strengths and challenges. Students then attended only classes that were suited to their particular literacy needs,…

This study examined how effectively candidates in an MSEd in literacy education with a focus on reading program used the results from the Basic Reading Inventory to develop key instructional recommendations. The results indicated that, overall, candidates made about two thirds of the key recommendations suggested by an expert in the area of…

At school, Salem, (pseudonym) was below his reading level but above his writing level according to his teacher. At home, his father perceived Salem as a proficient reader capable of working independently. From the author's point-of-view, Salem needed to revalue himself as a reader through understanding that his miscues are an attempt to construct…

When using an informal reading inventory, the teacher needs to keep in mind that the quality of a reader's miscues is more important than the quantity, and that apparent problems in word recognition may often be the difference between of a good use of context or a failure to make good use of context. (HOD)

Designed to assist teachers in the placement of students with appropriate reading and instructional materials, this book presents an informal reading inventory intended for use in public or private schools, intervention programs, or clinical settings for student in grades one through nine. The informal reading inventory in the book is traditional…

The Informal Reading Inventory and the Reading Miscue Inventory are compared as to purpose, origins, and methods of use. A tabular format, elaborated by an appended discussion, summarizes each inventory's purpose, materials, length, difficulty of selections, procedures in testing, types of behaviors evaluated, and resulting scores. (AA)

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)

Agrues that the Reading Miscue Inventory (RMI) concepts are useful for analyzing oral reading errors made within the boundary set by Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) concepts.

This paper provides information on black English to be used by teachers as they score errors and miscues on the oral part of informal reading inventories. The information is presented in order for teachers to understand items spoken in black English that are equivalents to standard English and that when spoken would indicate understanding of the…

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)

This study examined the accuracy of teacher-candidates in conducting an informal oral-reading inventory, in English, of a student whose English exhibited Spanish language features. In one test, subjects recorded, analyzed, and scored an inventory; in a second, they analyzed and scored miscues which were already recorded. Subjects had training and…

Noting that many teachers may be moving gradually toward holistic teaching while still using many traditional materials and practices, this book presents a reading inventory that retains some traditional methods and descriptions as well as naturalistic assessment methods and descriptions that are more consistent with current thinking about…

Emphasizes the importance of looking at the quality of a reader's miscues, rather than the quantity; presents an approach to analyzing a reader's miscues and determining what kinds of instructional approaches might be appropriate for that reader. (MAI)

Provides information about informal reading inventories (IRI), an early reading assessment. Explains what IRIs are; who should administer an IRI; when and how to administer an IRI; the reliability of data from IRIs; and the limitations of IRIs. (PM)

Five reflective and five impulsive fourth-grade boys were identified in a group of 56 fourth graders given the Matching Familiar Figures Test. The Reading Miscue Inventory was used to analyze the oral reading miscues of these pupils while reading a story of fifth-grade difficulty. Analysis of results indicated a trend toward significant…