Language Proficiency and Reading Theories :
Language Proficiency and Reading Theories Reservoir of knowledge
Cycles of assessment
Changing instruction styles
Scaffolding, modeling and direct instruction
Decoding and comprehension
Complex cognitive-linguistic process
Informal Reading Assessment :
Informal Reading Assessment Prior experience and expectations
Inference, connections, recollection
Language training
Vocabulary and word recognition
Syntax and semantics
Learning strategies and skills
Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) and QRI-II :
Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) and QRI-II Internalized analysis process for teachers
Commercially available tool
Testing strategies
Specific or open ended questions
Summarizing
Story retelling
Concept questions
Oral reading assessment
3 Levels of Reading Performance :
3 Levels of Reading Performance Independent
Personally easy
98% accuracy + 90% comprehension
Instructional (with assistance)
95% accuracy + 70% comprehension
Frustration
below 90% word recognition
below 70% comprehension
Instructional Strategies :
Instructional Strategies Pre-reading
Identify problem areas
Discuss topic
Review vocabulary Reading
Buddy reading
Echo reading
Guided reading
ReQuest procedure Post-Reading
Questions
Summarize
Model