1. Informal Reading Inventory
Created by
Lisa Globus

2. All About Mark… Five years old, kindergarten student
Middle class family consisting of himself, his parents and his eight year old sister
Working father, stay at home mother
Mother is very involved in education, specifically reading

3. During the IRI Mark was extremely confident as we began the assessment
He was very outgoing and eager to read with me
He became nervous as the passages got more difficult, and lost some of his confidence

4. Results of the IRI Level WRI was begun: Preprimer
Level Oral Reading was begun: Primer
Oral Reading
Word Recognition
Independent- Primer
Instructional- First
Frustrational- Second

5. Results of the IRI Continued..
Oral Reading
Comprehension
Independent- Preprimer
InstructionalFrustrationalPrimer
Silent Reading
IndependentPreprimer
Listening Capacity Level: Third Grade

6. Results of the IRI Continued
The overall judgment I made about Mark’s reading ability is that he is a very strong reader, and the area in which he needs assistance is comprehension

7. Reading Intervention Program
I developed a reading intervention program focused on the development of Mark’s reading comprehension
The program I have developed covers the many different elements that make up reading comprehension

8. Reading Intervention Program
Reading Comprehension Strategies:
Establishing a purpose for reading
Fluency practice
Activating prior knowledge
Visualization
Questioning