Informal Reading Inventory

Betty Roe is Professor Emerita at Tennessee Technological University. She formerly was the Director of the Ph.D. in Exceptional Learning Program and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. She earned her Ed.D. at the University of Tennessee in Curriculum and Instruction with Reading emphasis. She is the senior author of SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERACY INSTRUCTION, 10th Edition; INFORMAL READING INVENTORY, 8th Edition; and TEACHING READING IN TODAY'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 12th Edition; all published by Cengage Learning. She is also senior author of TEACHING READING IN TODAY'S MIDDLE SCHOOLS; AN INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING THE LANGUAGE ARTS; INTEGRATING LANGUAGE ARTS THROUGH LITERATURE AND THEMATIC UNITS; TEACHING THROUGH STORIES: YOURS, MINE, AND THEIRS; and STUDENT TEACHING AND FIELD EXPERIENCES HANDBOOK, 7th Edition. She has experience teaching in the intermediate grades and tutoring first through twelfth graders in a reading clinic. She currently does workshops on the use of storytelling to meet standards across the curriculum -- in language arts and content areas. Throughout her career she has been active in the International Literacy Association and the Tennessee Reading Association.

• SECTION ONE.Background Information.What Is an IRI?What Can an IRI Tell Teachers?What Are Flexible Ways to Use an IRI?How Do IRIs Fit into Literature-Based Programs?Who Needs to Take This Informal Reading Inventory?When Should the Inventory Be Administered?How Long Does the Inventory Take to Administer?Who Can Administer the Inventory?Selected References.SECTION TWO.Instructions for Use.How Is the Inventory Administered?How Is the Inventory Scored and Interpreted?What Are Some Frequently Asked Questions About the IRI?A Case Study in Scoring and Interpretation.Key to Symbols on Passages.Selected References.Placement Word Lists.Student Word List 1.Teacher Word List 1.Student Word List 2.Teacher Word List 2.Graded Passages.Student Booklet Form A.Passages PP to 12.Teacher Booklet Form A.Passages and Questions PP to 12.Summary of Quantitative Analysis.Summary of Qualitative Analysis.Worksheet for Word Recognition Miscue Tally Chart.Worksheet for Qualitative Analysis of Uncorrected Miscues in Context.Student Booklet Form B.Passages PP to 12.Teacher Booklet Form B.Passages and Questions PP to 12.Summary of Quantitative Analysis.Summary of Qualitative Analysis.Worksheet for Word Recognition Miscue Tally Chart.Worksheet for Qualitative Analysis of Uncorrected Miscues in Context.Student Booklet Form C.Passages PP to 12.Teacher Booklet Form C.Passages and Questions PP to 12.Summary of Quantitative Analysis.Summary of Qualitative Analysis.Worksheet for Word Recognition Miscue Tally Chart.Worksheet for Qualitative Analysis of Uncorrected Miscues in Context.Student Booklet Form D.Passages PP to 12.Teacher Booklet Form D.Passages and Questions PP to 12.Summary of Quantitative Analysis.Summary of Qualitative Analysis.Worksheet for Word Recognition Miscue Tally Chart.Worksheet for Qualitative Analysis of Uncorrected Miscues in Context.Appendix A.Choosing Books to Develop and Support Children's Reading Proficiency.Considerations in Using the Lists.Books Appropriate for Each Reading Level in the IRI.Appendix B.How the Inventory Was Constructed.Constructing the Word Lists.Constructing the Passages.Development of Sections One and Two and Appendix A.