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Direct linkManyak, Patrick C.; Latka, Michelle K. – Reading Teacher, 2020
Drawing on research-informed principles for primary-grade vocabulary instruction, the authors developed a series of engaging vocabulary units for a first-grade class. The units, focused on the explicit teaching of target words and the efficient highlighting of larger sets of semantically related words, involved five complementary elements: reading…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Grade 1, Teaching Methods, Oral Reading
Morris, Darrell; Trathen, Woodrow; Frye, Elizabeth M.; Kucan, Linda; Ward, Devery; Schlagal, Robert; Hendrix, Mary – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2013
This article, which focuses on oral reading rate, reports findings from a large assessment study in rural North Carolina. Students in grades 2 to 6 were assessed on the following measures: isolated word recognition (timed and untimed); oral reading accuracy, reading rate, and reading comprehension. Overall, the results (1) support traditional…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Reading Improvement, Informal Assessment, Word Recognition
Download full textLDA of Minnesota, 2006
GED (General Educational Development) learners are a diverse group--just like ABE (Adult Basic Education) and ESL (English as a second language) learners. For some, passing the GED tests closes the door on a history of defeat and failure and allows them to move ahead personally. Achieving the goal of passing all five GED tests is not easy for some…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Teacher Researchers, Reading Difficulties, Educational Development
Peer reviewedFloriani, Bernard P.; Wolinski, John T. – Reading Horizons, 1981
Describes the development of an informal syllabication instrument that has proven useful in determining the strengths and weaknesses of secondary school students' word attack abilities. (FL)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedKamil, Michael; Pearson, P. David – Reading Improvement, 1978
Five examples illustrate how teachers can analyze patterns of oral reading errors informally, effectively, and inexpensively. (RL)
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Error Patterns, Informal Assessment, Miscue Analysis
Peer reviewedCushenberry, Donald C. – Reading Horizons, 1978
Describes procedures for constructing and administering informal reading measures on the secondary level and discusses the proper analysis of the test results. (MAI)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Functional Reading, Informal Assessment, Informal Reading Inventories
Peer reviewedDuffelmeyer, Fredrick A.; And Others – Reading Teacher, 1989
Examines the utility of informal reading inventories (IRI) and acknowledges four limitations of the research. Indicates that no validity-enhancing measures were implemented in conjunction with the three IRIs analyzed. Suggests that IRI vocabulary questions do not appear to be useful. (MG)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Context Clues, Elementary Education, Informal Assessment
Powell, William R. – 1978
To improve the accuracy of the informal reading inventory (IRI), a differential set of criteria is necessary for both word recognition and comprehension scores for different levels and reading conditions. In initial evaluation, word recognition scores should reflect only errors of insertions, omissions, mispronunciations, substitiutions, unkown…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Informal Assessment
Howe, Mary E.; Thames, Dana G.; Kazelskis, Richard – 1997
The purpose of this study was to determine if students' definitions of reading and self-perceptions/attitudes as readers are related to word recognition and comprehension performances. The study also examined if students' definitions of reading were related to a tendency to exhibit learning difficulties. Subjects were the entire third-grade…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Informal Assessment, Learning Problems, Primary Education
Pikulski, John J., Ed.; Shanahan, Timothy, Ed. – 1982
The eight articles in this compilation provide various approaches and techniques for use by classroom teachers in the informal evaluation of student reading performance. The first article outlines the many purposes for which informal measures may be used and briefly describes the various forms such measures may take, while the second focuses on…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cloze Procedure, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
Hartl, David, Ed.; And Others – 1977
Designed to assist teachers in small schools with the improvement of curriculum and instruction and to help smaller districts which do not have curriculum personnel to comply with Washington's Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Law, this guide contains reading curriculum materials for grades K-3. The objectives listed are correlated to the Goals…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Informal Assessment, Instructional Materials
PDF pending restorationHartl, David, Ed.; And Others – 1977
Designed to assist teachers in small schools with the improvement of curriculum and instruction and to help smaller districts which do not have curriculum personnel to comply with Washington's Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Law, this guide contains reading curriculum materials for grades 4-6. The objectives listed are correlated to the Goals…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Informal Assessment, Instructional Materials
PDF pending restorationNelson, JoAnne, Ed.; And Others – 1979
Designed to assist teachers in small schools with the improvement of curriculum and instruction and to help smaller districts which do not have curriculum personnel to comply with Washington's Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Law, this guide contains reading curriculum materials for grades 9-12. The objectives listed are correlated to the Goals…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Informal Assessment, Instructional Materials
Hartl, David, Ed.; And Others – 1978
Designed to assist teachers in small schools with the improvement of curriculum and instruction and to help smaller districts which do not have curriculum personnel to comply with Washington's Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Law, this guide contains reading curriculum materials for grades 7 and 8. The objectives listed are correlated to the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Content Area Reading, Educational Objectives, Informal Assessment
