Competency 2 Instructional Strategies

Question 1

IRI purpose

Answer 1

identifies strengths and weaknesses across areas of reading

Question 2

IRI assessment measures…

Answer 2

word recognition, graded reading passage, reading interest survey, concepts of print, phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, structural analysis & vocab

Question 3

Word Recognition (Graded Lists)

Answer 3

about 10 words per reading level; the student reads each word aloud and proctor records errors

Question 4

What does the word recognition tell us?

Answer 4

estimate of the student’s reading level and where to begin other IRI assessments such as the graded reading passage

Question 5

What does the Graded Reading Passage Miscues provide?

Answer 5

insight to how a student reads by illuminating patters of errors

Question 6

Graded Reading Passage Miscues Errors

Answer 6

Graphonemic, semantic, and syntactic

Question 7

Graphonemic Errors

Answer 7

indicates a student is reading word-by-word

Question 8

Semantic Errors

Answer 8

indicate a student comprehends the text from cues and context, but may need further phonetic skills

Question 9

Syntactic Errors

Answer 9

indicate a student may need more phonics instruction