Basic Reading Inventory : Pre-Primer Through Grade Twelve and Early Literacy Assessments

by Jerry Johns

• ISBN13: 9780757518423
• ISBN10: 0757518427
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-28
• Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing

Summary

CD-ROM includes video demonstrations of the Basic reading inventory with a teacher and student, and software for recording and analysing scores.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	xi
About the Author	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Preface	xvi
Personal Note about New DVD	xvii
Part 1 Basic Reading Inventory Manual	1	(136)
Section 1 Overview	3	(16)
Helping Teachers Make Instruction Responsive	3	(1)
Components of the Basic Reading Inventory	4	(3)
Purposes of the Basic Reading Inventory	7	(1)
Background Information on Reading Levels and the Listening Level	7	(4)
Preparation for Assessment	11	(1)
Brief Overview of Administration and Scoring Procedures	12	(3)
How to Use This Manual	15	(1)
Guide to Understanding the Basic Reading Inventory	15	(1)
Questions to Aid Understanding of the Basic Reading Inventory	15	(4)
Section 2 Administration and Scoring Procedures	19	(32)
Establishing Rapport and Gaining Insights	20	(1)
Graded Word Lists	20	(4)
Graded Passages	24	(6)
Determining Reading Levels---Graded Passages	30	(7)
Rate of Reading	37	(4)
The Listening Level	41	(3)
Frequently Asked Questions	44	(7)
Section 3 Determining the Student's Three Reading Levels	51	(10)
Assimilating Jeff's Results	51	(1)
Examples: Reading Levels for Bob and Pablo	52	(2)
Contrasting Examples: Reading Levels for Aaron and Hem	54	(2)
Practice Exercises in Determining Reading Levels	56	(5)
Section 4 Instructional Uses of Inventory Results	61	(34)
Determining Word Identification Strategies	62	(10)
Analyzing Comprehension	72	(5)
Integrating the Concept of Engagement	77	(1)
Fluency Considerations	78	(2)
Instructional Interventions Grid	80	(2)
Targeting Instruction for Clusters of Struggling Readers	82	(7)
Using One Reader at a Time with the Basic Reading Inventory	89	(4)
What Does the Basic Reading Inventory Do for Your Students?	93	(2)
Section 5 Timesaving Administration Procedures	95	(6)
Essentials for Assessment	95	(1)
Graded Word Lists	96	(1)
Graded Passages: Oral Reading and Comprehension	97	(1)
Preparing a Summary Sheet	98	(1)
Graded Passages: Silent Reading (Optional)	99	(1)
Longer Graded Passages: Forms LN and LE	100	(1)
Section 6 Helping Students Monitor Their Reading	101	(12)
Scenario 1: The student repeats words, phrases, or sentences	102	(1)
Scenario 2: The student waits to be told unknown words	102	(2)
Scenario 3: The student produces a nonword or omits unknown words	104	(1)
Scenario 4: The student substitutes words that make sense	105	(1)
Scenario 5: The student substitutes words that do not make sense	105	(2)
Scenario 6: The student habitually tries to sound out unknown words	107	(2)
Scenario 7: The student ignores punctuation, adds punctuation, or uses inappropriate intonation	109	(1)
Scenario 8: The student overrelies on context while reading	110	(1)
Scenario 9: The student's oral reading lacks fluency	110	(3)
Section 7 History of the Informal Reading Inventory	113	(12)
Historical Perspective	114	(8)
Emmett A. Betts: A Biographical Sketch	122	(3)
Section 8 Development of the Basic Reading Inventory	125	(12)
Basis for the Graded Word Lists	125	(3)
Selection of the Graded Word Lists	128	(1)
Reliability Studies of the Word Lists	129	(3)
Strengthening the Graded Passages and Comprehension Questions	132	(1)
Development of Forms LN and LE	132	(1)
Development of Form E and New Pre-Primer Levels	133	(1)
Reliability Studies	134	(3)
Part 2 Basic Reading Inventory Forms and Performance Booklets	137	(324)
Form A Oral Reading	139	(54)
Graded Word Lists (Student Copy)	141	(8)
Graded Passages (Student Copy)	149	(12)
Performance Booklet (Teacher Copy)	161	(32)
Form B Oral Reading	193	(54)
Graded Word Lists (Student Copy)	195	(8)
Graded Passages (Student Copy)	203	(12)
Performance Booklet (Teacher Copy)	215	(32)
Form C Oral Reading (Expository)	247	(54)
Graded Word Lists (Student Copy)	249	(8)
Graded Passages (Student Copy)	257	(12)
Performance Booklet (Teacher Copy)	269	(32)
Form D Silent Reading	301	(40)
Graded Passages (Student Copy)	303	(12)
Performance Booklet (Teacher Copy)	315	(26)
Form E Oral Reading (Expository)	341	(40)
Graded Passages (Student Copy)	343	(12)
Performance Booklet (Teacher Copy)	355	(26)
Form LN Narrative	381	(40)
Graded Passages (Student Copy)	385	(12)
Performance Booklet (Teacher Copy)	397	(24)
Form LE Expository	421	(40)
Graded Passages (Student Copy)	425	(12)
Performance Booklet (Teacher Copy)	437	(24)
Part 3 Early Literacy Assessments	461	(52)
Overview	462	(1)
Alphabet Knowledge
Teacher Directions	463	(1)
Student Copy	464	(1)
Writing
Teacher Directions	465	(1)
Literacy Knowledge
Teacher Directions	466	(1)
New Shoes Booklet	467	(14)
Wordless Picture Reading
Teacher Directions	481	(1)
Student Copy	482	(2)
Caption Reading
Teacher Directions	484	(1)
Student Copy	485	(1)
Auditory Discrimination
Teacher Directions	486	(1)
Phoneme Awareness (Spelling)
Teacher Directions	487	(1)
Phoneme Segmentation
Teacher Directions	488	(1)
Basic Word Knowledge
Teacher Directions	489	(1)
Student Copy	490	(1)
Pre-Primer Passages
Teacher Directions	491	(1)
Student Copy	492	(3)
Record Booklet
Teacher Copy	495	(18)
Part 4 Appendices, References, and Index	513	(2)
Appendix A Procedures for Eliciting and Evaluating Passage Retellings	515	(6)
Retelling Procedure 1---Narrative Passages	516	(1)
Retelling Procedure 2---Comprehension	517	(1)
Retelling Procedure 3---Story Structure	518	(1)
Retelling Procedure 4---Expository Passages	519	(1)
Retelling Procedure 5---Narrative and Expository---Holistic Approach	520	(1)
Appendix B Form X: Extra Passages	521	(8)
Appendix C Summary Sheets	529	(10)
Miscue Summary Sheet for Forms LN and LE	531	(2)
Summary of Student's Oral Reading Performance on the Basic Reading Inventory	533	(1)
Miscue Tally and Reading Behavior Summary Charts on the Basic Reading Inventory	534	(1)
Qualitative Summary of Miscues on the Basic Reading Inventory	535	(1)
Summary of Student's Comprehension Performance on the Basic Reading Inventory	536	(1)
Informal Assessment of Comprehension Engagement on the Basic Reading Inventory	537	(1)
Class Summary Chart on the Basic Reading Inventory	538	(1)
References	539	(10)
Index	549