Analyze Reading Inventories here.
As a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and university professor,
I have always found helpful published summaries or syntheses of
professional-related information relevant to my work. In this article, I
review the current editions of eight informal reading inventories
(IRIs) published since 2002 that are available at the time of this
writing. Specifically, I identify key issues surrounding the use of IRIs
and examine ways in which the various IRIs reviewed approach them. A
goal of this undertaking is to guide teachers, reading specialists,
reading coaches, administrators, professionals in higher education, and
others charged with the education or professional development of
preservice or inservice teachers in their quest to find IRIs best suited
to their specific needs. I hope the findings point to new ways in which
IRIs can be made even more effective in the near future.
