Qualitative Reading Inventory-4

P> Preface Section 1 Introduction to the Qualitative Reading Inventory Section 2 Why Another Informal Reading Inventory? A Research Perspective Early Reading Assessment: A Developmental Perspective Factors Related to Comprehension Factors Related to Word Identification Section 3 A General Description of the Qualitative Reading Inventory The Word Lists The Passages Section 4 Information Provided by the Qualitative Reading Inventory Finding Reading Levels Determining Reader Strengths and Needs Documenting Growth and Change Questions Regarding the Validity and Reliability of QRI-4 Section 5 Uses of the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4: The Examiner as a Reflective Decision Maker Using the QRI-4 to Estimate Reading Level Using the QRI-4 to Determine Reading Level Using the QRI-4 to Indicate Growth Using the QRI-4 for Literacy Portfolios Using the QRI-4 to Match Students to Appropriate Text Using the QRI-4 to Verify a Suspected Problem Using the QRI-4 to Describe Specific Reading Behaviors as a Guide for Intervention Instruction Section 6 Administration and Scoring of the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4: Preparation for Testing Summary Guidelines for Administration and Scoring Section 7 Administration and Scoring of the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4: The Word Lists Purposes for Administering the Word Lists Procedures for Administering the Word Lists Procedures for Scoring the Word Lists Section 8 Administration and Scoring of the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4: Assessment of Prior Knowledge Assessing Prior Knowledge Section 9 Administration and Scoring of the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4: The Passages Purposes for Administering the Passages Assessment Options General Procedures for Administering the Passages Passage Selection How to Find an Instructional Level Section 10 Administration and Scoring of the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4: Word Identification in Context: Oral Reading Recording Oral Reading Miscues Counting Oral Reading Miscues Analyzing Oral Reading Miscues: Miscue Analysis Evaluating Automaticity Section 11 Administration and Scoring of the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4: Comprehension Retelling Questions Criteria for Determining Reading Levels Section 12 Administration and Scoring of the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4: Assessing Strategic Reading Look-Backs Think-Alouds Assessing Note-Taking Ability Assessing Listening Comprehension Section 13 Summarizing the Results of the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4 100 Organizing the Data 100 Section 14 Examples of Using the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4 Using the QRI-4 in the Classroom to Estimate Reading Level Using the QRI-4 for Literacy Portfolios Using the QRI-4 to Design Intervention Instruction Using the QRI-4 for Indicating Growth Section 15 Test Materials Subject Word Lists Examiner Word Lists Pre-Primer-Level Passages Lost and Found Spring and Fall Who Do I See? (Pictures) Just Like Mom (Pictures) People at Work (Pictures) Examiner Copies Primer-Level Passages A Trip Fox and Mouse (Pictures) The Pig Who Learned to Read (Pictures) Who Lives Near Lakes? (Pictures) Living and Not Living Examiner Copies Level One Passages Mouse in a House Marva Finds a Friend (Pictures) The Bear and the Rabbit (Pictures) Air The Brain and the Five Senses (Pictures) Examiner Copies Level Two Passages What Can I Get for My Toy? The Lucky Cricket (Pictures) Father's New Game (Pictures) Whales and Fish (Pictures) Seasons Examiner Copies Level Three Passages The Trip to the Zoo A Special Birthday for Rosa The Friend Cats: Lions and Tigers in Your House Where Do People Live? Wool: From Sheep to You Examiner Copies Level Four Passages Johnny Appleseed Amelia Earhart Tomie dePaola Early Railroads The Busy Beaver Plant Structures for Survival Examiner Copies Level Five Passages Martin Luther King, Jr. Margaret Mead Patricia McKissack Farming on the Great Plains The Octopus How Does Your Body Take in Oxygen? Examiner Copies Modeling Passage for Think-Alouds The Mining Boom Level Six Passages Pele Abraham Lincoln The Early Life of Lois Lowry The Lifeline of the Nile Building Pyramids (Think-Aloud Passage) Temperature and Humidity Clouds and Precipitation (Think-Aloud Passage) Examiner Copies UpperMiddle SchoolPassages Literature Biddy Mason Malcolm X Social Studies Immigration--Part 1 Immigration--Part 2 (Think-Aloud Passage) Science Life Cycles of Stars--Part 1 Life Cycles of Stars--Part 2 (Think-Aloud Passage) Examiner Copies High School Passages Literature Where the Ashes Are--Part 1 Where the Ashes Are--Part 2 Where the Ashes Are--Part 3 (Think-Aloud Passage) Social Studies World War I--Part 1 World War I--Part 2 World War I--Part 3 (Think-Aloud Passage) Science Characteristics of Viruses--Part 1 Characteristics of Viruses--Part 2 Characteristics of Viruses--Part 3 (Think-Aloud Passage) Examiner Copies Section 16 Technical Development of the Qualitative Reading Inventory-4 The Pilot Development of the Word-Identification Tests Development of the Prior-Knowledge Assessment Tasks Development of the Measures of Comprehension Development of the Think-Aloud Procedure Development of the Passages Rationale for Scoring Oral Reading Miscues Reliability and Validity Using the QRI-4 to Guide Instruction References Index