Qualitative Reading Inventory

by Lauren Leslie, JoAnne Schudt Caldwell

This easy-to-use, best-selling collection of reading materials effectively assesses reading ability at emergent though high school levels. It includes both narrative and expository passages at each grade level, questions to assess prior knowledge, and word lists. Instructors can measure comprehension by retelling passages, implicit and explicit questions, and other devices. Based on the latest reading research and in-line with No Child Left Behind Reading First components, this comprehensive inventory focuses assessment on specific questions regarding word identification, fluency, and comprehension. It also provides suggestions for intervention instruction, procedures for assessment of strategic reading, and inclusion of results in classroom portfolios. Get even more effectiveness from your QRI results with Caldwell and Leslie’s book Intervention Strategies to Follow Informal Reading Inventory So What Do I Do Now? ( 0205608558 )

Genres: Education, Textbooks, Teaching, Nonfiction

488 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 2009

Reviews

[Marquita D · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good way to get a basic idea of a student's reading level and potential struggles. It only has a few passages per level which makes it a bit limiting for ongoing progress monitoring. I found it easy to administer and score. It does make a decent baseline tool and could be used to monitor for larger periods of time such as quarterly. It does provide suggestions on how to address certain areas that may need improvement but you would have to develop a more structured lesson plan beyond what is provided by the book. If you simply need baseline data (particularly for IEP goals/benchmarks) or a general assessment of a student's reading abilities this inventory can be helpful but it does not provide an in depth scope of knowledge like other reading assessments may provide.

[James Geddes · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Qualitative Reading Inventory determines a child's ability to read by assessing accuracy, retelling, rephrasing,and rate. I found it a useful tool to pin point the reading level of the students I worked with.

[Zac Sigler · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good resource but kind of clunky in practice. Also, if one is going to write a book about assessing reading one may want to follow grammar rules of English. I'm constantly substituting "whether" in my head for "if" on the page. Quite distracting!

[Leigh Paddon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really interesting reading inventory. I think, as suggested by the person who gave it to my school, it would work especially well with Special Education students, who often don't perform well on more standard types of reading tests.

[Jacqueline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very user friendly, however, I did not find the DVD very helpful. The examples given, while helpful, were not very explanatory. I did find a wealth of knowledge from youtube on how to administer certain parts of the assessment.

[Heidi Krueger · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a timeless resource and it’s great to read the updated version. It’s encouraging to know my reading specialist knowledge isn’t completely out of date. I’m looking forward to getting back into reading assessments and interventions

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good theory along with good informal assessment.

[Randie D. Camp, M.S. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good resource for determining the instructional and independent reading levels of students. Similiar to other reading inventories but the CD offers more support than other assessments.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great diagnostic reading assessments for getting a quality look at what students are doing as readers.

[Shailee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything I need for a diagnostic.

[Carol]

Had to read for my MA and give the assessments. The test offers a lot of reading data. WOW.

[K. L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
This would have gotten a higher rating, but with the errors, I couldn't do it. You'd think that there wouldn't be any for a textbook on literacy assessments.