Competency 2: Reading Assesment

Question 1

3 PRIMARY PURPOSES OF READING ASSESMENT

Answer 1

A ) entry-level
B) Process Monitoring
C) Summative Assessments

Question 2

ENTRY-LEVEL ASSESMENT

Answer 2

before instruction, to determine prerequisite skills and knowledge

Question 3

PROGRESS-MONITORING ASSESMENTS

Answer 3

take place while teaching unit. to determine effectiveness of lesson. adjust instruction as needed

Question 4

SUMMATIVE ASSESMENTS

Answer 4

determines which students have achieved the target standard(s).

Question 5

ALTERNATIVE ASSESMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH AN IEP OR 504 PLAN

Answer 5

(1) Give students more time
(2)Divide assessment into smaller units
(3) Change the mode of delivery.
(4) Provide practice assessments
(5) Provide a simpler version of the assessment

Question 6

Define 2 quality indicators that apply to standardized assessments

Answer 6

-a test has reliability if the results yield consistent scores across administrations
-validity a test is valid if it measures what it claims to measure

Question 7

Understanding Standardized Test Results

Answer 7

(1)percentile scores
(2)grade equivalent scores
(3)stanine scores (standard 9 the # 5 is average, 9 is the top, and 1 is the bottom)

Question 8

Interpretation and Use of Assessment Results

Answer 8

Use Individual and Class Profiles to Plan for Instruction

● Keep individual student profiles.

● Compile individual student profiles to give an overall
class profile.

Question 9

Assessments used to determine student’s reading levels

Answer 9

1. Informal Reading Inventories (IRI):

Battery of various tests

1. Word Recognition Lists

Lists of words selected from each grade level

1. Graded Reading Passages
   Reading Passages from each grade level

Question 10

Independent Reading Level

Answer 10

books and stories at this level can be read and understood by the child without assistance by the teacher.
highest graded passage for which the student reads aloud
with 95% accuracy and answers 90% or more of the

comprehension questions correctly.

Question 11

Instructional Reading Level

Answer 11

Material at this level can be read and understood with help from the teacher

This is the highest passage for which the student reads
aloud 90% or more with accuracy and is able to answer at

least 60% of the comprehension

Questions correctly.

Question 12

Frustration Reading Level

Answer 12

Can not be read & understood even with help -The student is unable to read aloud 90% or more of the
words accurately and is unable to answer at least 60% of

the comprehension questions correctly.