Analytical Reading Inventory with Readers Passages (8e)

Analytical Reading Inventory is a thorough diagnostic reading inventory with clear step-by-step instructions for test administration.  This instrument can be used to measure the reading progress of typical, remedial, and gifted readers.  The Analytical Reading Inventory comes with a Readers' Passages booklet and two CDs.  One CD walks listeners through a case study, while the second CD supports students' use of a study guide packet.  These CDs help them to understand how to complete each portion of the ARI to evaluate a student's reading level and performance, and why each assessment of the ARI is important.  New to this edition is an alignment of the ARI tests to standards.

SECTION I        Introduction

 

1.  Description of an Informal Reading Inventory

 

2.  Description of the Analytical Reading Inventory

 

SECTION II       Learning How to Use the ARI

 

3.  Acquiring Background Knowledge

 

4.  Practicing 10 ARI Assessment Components

 

5.  Using Audio Training CD 2 and Study Packets

 

6.  Practicing a Case Study, Using Audio Training CD 1 and Study Packet

 

7.  Administering the ARI: Step-by-Step Instructions

 

SECTION III      Interviews and Profile Records

 

SECTION IV       Examiner's Records

 

SECTION V        Development and Validation of the ARI

 

SECTION VI       Appendix

 

Reader's Passages

• Audio CDs—Listening segments for learning about each test component and for practicing test administration from a live case study.

  • Allows users to experience a case study of reader taking the inventory, learn how to code miscues, and learn all components of an ARI session.

• Twenty-three ready-to-copy Study Sheets, each sheet linking to an audio CD track addressing: prior knowledge/prediction, oral reading miscues, fluency, retelling and comprehension question analysis, quantitative and qualitative factors, and summarizing data.

  • Provides easy means for self-study of the components of ARI including listening to a variety of readers.

• Instruction Manual Examiner's Record—Includes three forms of narrative passages and two forms of expository passages.

  • Helps users assess readers agility with a variety of oral readings, as well as listening and silent reading.

• Separate Reading Passages Book—Presents line-for-line match to the Examiner's Record—requires no copying.

• Examiner's Records —In a user-friendly format made up of easy-to-fill-in grids.

  • Simplifies data collection and organizes information in a convenient, visually-appealing tool.

  • Facilitates coding of miscues, helps make it easy for examiners to follow along as the reader reads.