Informal Diagnostic Reading Inventory

Objectives: to foster awareness of the Ministrys Informal Diagnostic Reading Inventory (IDRI) To provide an opportunity for familiarization with the materials and procedures involved in administering the inventory To provide practice in the use of the inventory

Overview
Common inventory needed to diagnose students reading levels. Inventory was initially used to diagnose Grade 7 students who scored 33% AND BELOW Language Arts on the Grade Six Achievement Test (2010). 79 schools were targeted. Developed to determine students reading levels from Pre-primer to Grade 9

Structure of Diagnostic Intervention

training

Pre-test

Documenting/Analysis Intervention Post Test /Analysis

User Qualification and Ethical Considerations

Test to be administered by trained personnel Materials must only be used for diagnosis Booklets can be used as pre-test or post test Test should NEVER be used for group assessment Materials are to be kept secure

List of Test Materials

Teachers Manual Students booklets Alphabet knowledge Screening sentences Word lists Passages Students summary sheet General summary sheet

Testing Instructions
Begin with the Alphabet Knowledge (especially grades 1-3 or with students for whom you have no previous record) Next go to the screening tests which will determine the level to start with the word recognition/word list. Students performance on the word list/s will determine which passage to start with for oral reading and comprehension

Table showing where students will begin on the word list

Sentences Read
No sentence Sentence 1 only Up to sentence 2 Up to sentence 3 Up to sentence 4

Begin administering the word list

Pre-Primer Primer Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3

Word Lists
The word lists consist of 10 words at the Pre-Primer and Primer 15 words at Grades 1-3 20 words at Grades 4-9 Criterion for passing each level is indicated on the record sheet.

Scoring for Reading Comprehension

Grade Pe-Primer -Primer Grades 1-4 Grades 5-9 Independent Level 0 error 0-1 error 0-1 error Instructional Level 1 error 2 errors 2 errors Frustration Level 2 or more errors 3 or more errors 3 or more errors

Establishing The Students Overall Reading Level

Students overall reading level is determined by the highest level at which he or she does not exceed the number of errors permitted for oral reading or fall below the indicated level of success for comprehension.