Scholastic Informal Reading Assessment

Grades 3 - 5
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Teach
Assess
Highlights
Picks up where running records leave off
Uses rubrics to describe students progression as readers
Provides a framework that leads to strong standardized test
scores
Deepens teacher knowledge of childrens literature, reading
levels, teaching methods, and reading skills
Helps us to get to the end goal outlined by the CCSS
Assessment shouldnt take away fromm independent reading
time
Sustained comprehension of complex texts, students
demonstrate how well they carry information from one
chapter to the next
Students at EVERY LEVEL still need to LEARN TO READ
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6 Steps to Administering the Assessment
Select Students
to Assess
Gather Your
Materials
Introduce the
Assessment to
the Class
Help Students
Select a Book
and Begin the
Assessment
Allow Enough
Time
Evaluate and
Follow
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6 Steps to Evaluation Students Responses
1

Find the Reading Rate/Scan Students Whole Response
Tally the students log to determine the reading rate (Fiction)
Get a sense of motivation and stamina (Non Fiction)

2
Evaluate Each Response
Use the rubrics to code each response
3
Tabulate and Tally the Students Response Results
Record these results on page 1 of the Comprehension Record and Planning Form
4
Determine Your Next Instructional Steps
Use the if/then chart to review and select options for what to teach
5
Plan a Goal-Setting Conference
Complete a short conference plan
6
Conduct a goal-setting conference with the student
Precision teaching
Evaluating Each Response



Analyze Responses with the Rubric
The icons help you to choose the correct rubric

Code each response by circling Exceptional(E), Proficient(P),
Approaching(A), or Incorrect(I).

Fiction Questions Non Fiction Questions
Plot and Setting Main Idea
Character Key Details
Vocabulary and
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
Themes and Ideas Text Features
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Teach
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6 Steps to Teaching Toward Goals
Gather Lesson Ideas
Record your choices on the Take IT to the
Conference
1
Confer in a Goal-Setting Conference
Meet with student one-on-one to articulate goal
2
Plan Instruction Over Time
Balance individual, whole-group, and small-group
teaching
3
Link Lessons to Independent Reading
Leave them with a tangible artifact to remind them
to show evidence of their work
4
Revisit, Re-Teach
Teach the skill again and again
5
Reassess
Assess evaluate-teach loop comes full circle
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