Students, education professors, K-12 classroom teachers, reading specialists, school psychologists and staff developers alike will find this resource a valuable instrument for measuring the reading progress of typical, remedial, and gifted readers. A thorough, diagnostic, research-based informal reading inventory–with clear, step-by-step instructions for administration–Analytical Reading Inventory offers everything needed for classroom assessment and direct, relevant advice about instructional intervention. Included is a Readers’ Passages booklet and a DVD that includes Lecture Visuals (Show it!), Audio Clips (Listen to it!), Templates (Type or write on it!), and Video Clips (Watch it!).

Table of Contents:
Section I: Introduction               What is an Informal Reading Inventory (IRI)?               Description of the Analytical Reading Inventory (ARI)                         What Features Distinguish the ARI from Some Other IRIs?                         Who Uses the Analytical Reading Inventory (ARI)?                         Which Students Should Be Given the ARI?                         When Can the ARI Be Administered?                         How Is ARI Data Reported?                                     Why Should ARI Data BE Kept in an Academic File?               Description of ARI 9th Edition, Section-by-Section               Informal Reading Inventory Background Knowledge                         What is the Difference Between Examiner Behaviors During Assessment                                     And Teacher Behaviors During Instruction?             What Do You Need To Know About Oral and Silent Reading?             How Does the ARI Assess Fluency and Reading Pace?             Do Readers Comprehend Narrative Passages Better Than Expository Passages?             What Do You Need to Know About Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis?   Section II: ARI Examiner’s Passage Layout: A Distinguished Feature               Examiner’s Passage Layout: For the Importance of Context…             Examiner’s/Reader’s Passage Line-for-Line Match…             Textbox and Grid Layout: Easy to Record, Summarize, and Report…             Part A: Sample Examiner’s Passage             Part B: Sample Examiner’s Passage             Part C: Sample Examiner’s Passage   Section III: ARI Case Study               ARI Case Study Profile Record: Reader Summary             Word Lists for Initial Placement             Narrative Passages Independent — Listening Levels             Science and Social Study Passages at Grade Level             Case Study Narration   Section IV: ARI Basics               Step-by-Step Directions: Short Form…               Step-by-Step Directions             Step 1:  Establish rapport and IRI Assessment Tone…                          Practice Example: Rapport, Assessment Tone, ARI Reader Interview             Step 2:  Record Responses to Reading Interview…                          ARI Profile Record: Reader Interview…             Step 3:  Record Word List Responses/Establish Initial Passage Placement…                          Practice Example: Word Lists…             Step 4:  Record Prior Knowledge/Prediction…                          Practice Example: Prior Knowledge/Prediction…             Step 5:  Code Oral reading Miscues…                          ARI Examiner’s Chart: Miscue Codes…                          ARI Examiner’s Chart: Q &Q Data…             Step 6:  Record Fluency…                          Practice Example: Fluency, Pace, Qualitative Factors…             Step 7:  Record Retelling/Summary Statement…                          Practice Example: Retelling/Summary Statement…             Step 8:  Record Comprehension Question Response/RTR…                          Practice Example: ARI Comprehension Question Types…             Step 9:  Record Scoring Guide Summary Data…                          Practice Example: Scoring Guide Summary…             Step 10: Determine Silent Reading Level…             Step 11: Determine Listening Level…                           Practice Example: Silent Reading and Listening Levels…             Step 12: Determine Reading Level for Science & Social Studies Passages…                           Practice Example: Expository Text Elements             Step 13A: Fill Out Cueing Systems Grid…                              Practice Example: Cueing Systems…             Step 13B: Fill Out Talking-Data-Through…                              Practice Example: Talking-Data-Through…                              ARI Profile Record: Talking-Data-Through…             Step 13C: Fill Out ARI Profile Records                              ARI Profile Card: Reader’s Instructional Level                              ARI Profile Record: Reader Summary…                              ARI Profile Record: Class Summary…   Section V: ARI Advanced               Quantitative & Qualitative Data:                         Examiner’s Chart: Q & Q Data…                         Five Readers’ Q Factors Summary…                         Reader Control of Qualitative Factors…             Definite & Transitional Instructional Levels…             ARI Quick Assessment…                         ARI Profile Record: Quick Reader Summary…   Section VI: ARI Progress Monitoring System                         Description of the ARI Progress Monitoring System             Passage Selection             Progress Monitoring Directions             ARI Progress Monitoring Sample Templates…                         Examiner’s Passage…                         Retelling/Summary Statement…                         Data Summary…   Section VII: ARI Transition to Instruction                         Like Basketball, Like Reading…             ARI Transition to Instructional Intervention…                         Intervention: Prior Knowledge/Prediction…                         Intervention: Oral Reading Miscues…                         Intervention: Fluency…                         Intervention: Retelling…                         Intervention: Say Something Stems…   Section VIII: ARI Examiner’s Passages               Form A: Word Lists and Narrative Passages, Preprimer- Nine             Form B: Word Lists and Narrative Passages, Preprimer- Nine             Form C: Word Lists and Narrative Passages, Preprimer- Nine             Form S: Expository Science Passages, One-Nine             Form SS: Expository Social Science Studies Passages, One-Nine   Section IX: ARI Development and Validation                         ARI Coverage of National Standards and Indicators             Content Selection for Readers’ Passages             Readability and Vocabulary Diversity Results             Field Testing             Illustrations at Preprimer, Primer, and Level 1             Inter-Scorer Reliability Study   Section X: Appendix                         Answer Keys…             References…