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Journal #3 IRI Test

The students were given an IRI Test, which is a reading test. The reading test is to make sure that the students meet the grade level expectations. They first had to read a section of the article to themselves. They answer the questions the teacher asks about the article. Then they read the article to the teacher. The teacher gives the students questions and marks an x to the wrong answers. When the students are reading the article to the teacher, the teachers’ job is to check off the words they are having trouble reading. The teacher also marks omissions, insertions, substitutions, mispronunciations, self-corrections, repetitions, punctuation, and reading hesitations.

Most of the students received the number three for fluency. This is a mixture of word-by word reading and fluent phrased reading (expressive interpretation); there is evidence of attention to punctuation and syntax; rereading for problem solving may be present. When the student retells the story, they can receive a three, two, or one. Three is proficient, which is when the student retells the text using complex responses that demonstrate a through understanding and interpretation of the text. Two is a satisfactory or the student adequately retells the text and demonstrates an understanding of the text. None of the students received a one, but it is when the student makes several inaccurate, incomplete, or irrelevant statements or otherwise provides evidence of lack of comprehension. When I watched a student come up to the table in the back of the room, they spoke quietly not to disrupt the other people in the room. However, many students learn in a different way. Some students have to read in complete silence while others don’t mind reading in noise. Thankfully, all of the students had individual reading to do. When I was a student I hated talking to the teacher when everyone could here what I said. Students need complete concentration in order to do this lesson. The teacher should have brought out each student in the hall, but the teacher could not leave the room. Some students surprised me on their answers. Some students I thought would do better than others, but they all were about the same in fluency. One student who has ADHD focused and had all of the right answers to the questions that the teacher asked.

The IRI test is a good way to show how students are doing in the class and to see if they are where they should be grade wise. This test is for the school, state, teacher, and parents. The teacher is being assessed on how well the student performs on the test. The parents will see how their child is doing in school and what the student received for fluency. The school will be viewed by the state of Rhode Island on how the students do on this test. Many people are being assessed rather than just the student. I think the test is a good way to assess all of these areas. However, it might not be the teachers fault if the student does not pass the IRI test. This needs to come into consideration when the school or parent reviews the test.

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