Morris Informal Reading Inventory Preprimer through Grade 8

by Morris, Darrell

• ISBN13: 9781462517572
• ISBN10: 1462517579
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-10-13
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

In one concise volume, Darrell Morris provides a complete tool for assessing students' reading ability. Unlike most informal reading inventories (IRIs), Morris's approach incorporates measures of automaticity (word recognition and fluency) together with oral reading accuracy and comprehension. This results in more efficient, accurate, and thorough assessments. Included are an examiner's manual and all test materials for the basic IRI (grades 2-8) plus a separate beginning reading inventory (grades K-1). In a large-size spiral-bound format for ease of use, the book features more than 90 pages of word/letter lists, illustrated reading passages, and other test materials, all with permission to photocopy.

See also Morris's Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Problems, Second Edition, which guides teachers through a comprehensive diagnostic battery for planning instruction and intervention.

Author Biography

Darrell Morris, EdD, is Professor of Education and Director of the Reading Clinic at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. While at Appalachian State, he has directed the master’s program in reading and helped school districts throughout the country set up early reading intervention programs. His recent research has focused on studying children’s (grades K-6) performance on informal reading inventories. He is the author of Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Problems, Second Edition, and The Howard Street Tutoring Manual, Second Edition. Dr. Morris is a recipient of the International Reading Association’s Dina Feitelson Research Award.

Table of Contents

Part One. Examiner's Manual
Section 1. The Informal Assessment of Reading Ability        
Section 2. Administering an Informal Reading Assessment (Grades 2–8)
Section 3. Interpretation of Reading Scores                       
Section 4. Assessing the Beginning Reader (Grades K–1)
Section 5. Development of the Reading Inventories
Part Two. Test Materials
I. Informal Reading Inventory (Grades 2–8)
II. Beginning Reading Inventory (Grades K–1)
References 
Index