1. i-Ready D&I On-Site Training 1 Hour: Getting Started
Reading Domains
Foundational Skills
Phonological Awareness (Grades K-1)
Rhyme Recognition
Phoneme Identity and Isolation
Phoneme Blending and Segmentation
Phoneme Addition and Substitution
Phoneme Deletion
Phonics (Grades K-4)
Letter Recognition
Beginning Consonant Sounds
Short and Long Vowels
Decoding One- and Two-Syllable Words
Inflectional Endings; Prefixes and Suffixes
Digraphs and Diphthongs
Vowel Patterns
Decoding Longer Words
High-Frequency Words (Grades K-3)
Words from Dolch and Fry lists
Vocabulary (Grades K-12)
Academic and Domain Specific Vocabulary
Word Relationships
Word-Learning Strategies
Comprehension (Grades K-12)
Informational Text
Author's Purpose
Categorize and Classify
Cause and Effect
Drawing Conclusions/Making Inferences
Fact and Opinion
Main Idea and Details
Message
Summarize
Text Structure
Vocabulary in Context
Literature
Figurative Language
Story Structure
Theme/Mood
Understanding Character
Reading Domains
As you can see, we cover the major domains in reading, and some of you might recognize these domains as those of the Common Core State Standards. As mentioned previously, this is because i-Ready Diagnostic and Instruction was built from the Common Core State Standards. We cover all of the foundational domains, and we look at comprehension of –CLICK- informational text separately from literature. Under each domain are the sub-skills. Remember that i-Ready will show you which of these sub-skills each student needs most work on.
In Reading Comprehension, multiple genres are covered and you’ll notice a greater focus on a close reading of rigorous text. The order and number of domains presented in the Reading diagnostic is dependent upon the student’s grade for the first question, and then upon performance for the rest of the test. You can see the grade level difficulty of questions next to each domain name.
For grade levels 9-12, students will be assessed in Vocabulary and Comprehension of Information Text and Comprehension of Literature. If they are performing at a grade level of 8 or below, they will be assessed in additional domains.
For many states the program will also generate a correlation report so that you can see how your students are performing on the correlated state standards.
Let’s look at math.
If needed – review the notes below:
The 9-12 Diagnostic Indicators in Reading and Math have been correlated to the CCSS, TX, and VA state standards:
Customized Versions of CCSS:
CCSS+15% States: AL, AZ, GA, MA, NY, and MN (MN is Reading-Only)
CCSS Verbatim States: CT, DE, KY NC, UT
(as of 9/1/12)

2. Reading Domain Sequence and Item Totals
Kindergarten and Grade 1
Grade 4
Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Phonological Awareness and HF Words
High Frequency Words
Vocabulary
Comprehension
72 Items
78 Items
Grades 5-8 and 9-12
Grades 2 and 3
Phonics and HF Words
54 or 66 or 78 items
60 or 72 Items
Reference slide (use only if needed) – Reading Domain Sequence and Item Totals
This slide shows the sequence of domains for the Reading Diagnostic.
Domains in blue are only tested at those grade levels **if** the student’s performance in the prior domain is low enough.
If needed, test flow is provided below:
Grades K and 1 – Students receive every domain, starting with phonological awareness
Grades 2 and 3 – Students get served Phonics first. If they score high enough in Phonics they test out of Phonological Awareness, but are still served up HFW, Vocab, Comp Literary and Comp Informational.
Grade 4 – Students get served Phonics first. If they score high enough in Phonics they test out of Phonological Awareness and HFW. They will only receive Reading Comprehension (literature and informational text) and vocab items
Grades 5-8 – Students get served Vocab and Reading Comp (Literature and Informational Text) items first. If they score too low, they will receive Phonics. If they score low with Phonics items, they receive HFW items as well.
Grades 9-12 – Students get served Vocab and Reading Comp (Literature and Information Text). If they score too low, they will receive Phonics. If they score low with Phonics items, they receive HFW as well.