The Qualitative Reading Inventory-5 (QRI-5) is one of the many informal reading inventories (IRI). The informal reading inventory is an ongoing assessment that can be used for grades kindergarten through twelve. This assessment helps determine a student’s reading level as well as tracks the student’s progression. The inventory is primarily for the teacher’s use for lesson plan development on upcoming reading material that may be used in the classroom. The inventory is not used in comparison to other student’s test results but only to that certain student’s prior results. Since the test is informal it is teacher’s judgment. Usually a student should be tested about three times a year, the beginning, middle, and end. However, if a student is struggling then the teacher may administer it more frequently in order to track the student’s progress.
In addition to assessing a student’s reading level, the informal reading inventory also measures a student’s fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and oral reading accuracy. Each of these things is measured throughout the assessment. The oral reading accuracy of this assessment is measured by how well the student can read the passage that the teacher has given him/her. The teacher will listen closely as the student reads aloud and record any miscues the …show more content…
I didn’t have the opportunity to talk to either of his parents but he said he liked to read. We went through the same process as I did for the first student. This student also scored a 58% on his concept questions. When reading the passage the student did very well, only having a self-correction miscue. Since he only had one miss on his accuracy the student would be classified as an independent reader. On the comprehension section of the assessment the student missed on question, placing him under the instructional level for comprehension. In summary, this student is also at an instructional level for reading at this
In addition to assessing a student’s reading level, the informal reading inventory also measures a student’s fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and oral reading accuracy. Each of these things is measured throughout the assessment. The oral reading accuracy of this assessment is measured by how well the student can read the passage that the teacher has given him/her. The teacher will listen closely as the student reads aloud and record any miscues the …show more content…
I didn’t have the opportunity to talk to either of his parents but he said he liked to read. We went through the same process as I did for the first student. This student also scored a 58% on his concept questions. When reading the passage the student did very well, only having a self-correction miscue. Since he only had one miss on his accuracy the student would be classified as an independent reader. On the comprehension section of the assessment the student missed on question, placing him under the instructional level for comprehension. In summary, this student is also at an instructional level for reading at this