It is important for teachers to get a general idea of a childs reading level and strengths and weaknesses in wrod recognition and comprehension. IRI (informal reading inventories) helps the teacher identify specific types of word recognition and comprehension difficulties.
An IRI can indicate the child's:
An IRI can indicate the child's:
- Independent reading level (level to be read "on his or her own").
- Instuctional level (level of the material the child can read with teacher guidance).
- Frustration level (level that thwarts or baffles).
- Listening comprehension level (potential reading level).
References:
Roe, B. D. , Smith, S. H. & Burns, P. C. (2005) . Teaching Reading in Today's Elementary Schools ( 9th ed.) . New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Image taken from the same book (above) by screenshot.
typo: "strength and weaknesses in WORD recognition".
ReplyDeleteThese reading strategies are interesting to learn. I have a question: can we use these same strategies with children with special needs?
I liked the topic a lot..the fact that there is this variety of strategies is very important because i believe that they all help in the learning of the child..and if any of them didn't work to help the child learn,many other alternatives are present and can be used according to the child situtation...and i also think that these strategies can be used for some children with special needs..
ReplyDeleteGood work Mariam :)
these strategies can't be applied for children with special needs!
ReplyDeleteI liked this strategy, it is very helpful and can be modified abit for it to be applied for children with special needs.
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