Instruction
A. Complete each of the assessments listed below with a first, second, or third grade elementary-aged child.
Note: BASP majors must complete this activity with an elementary or secondary student identified as having exceptional learning needs in an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
Note: Make certain you obtain permission to administer this assessment from the parent or guardian of the child you will be assessing.
Note: The reading assessments you complete for this task are meant to be conducted in two or three sittings with the child, and the Reading Interest Inventory and the Informal Reading Inventory Teacher Form are meant to be conducted in one session if you choose. You will then use what you learned from these two assessments to select appropriate reading material for the Reading Running Record Assessment and Reading Running Record Timed Word Count and Fluency.
1. Complete the attached Reading Interest Inventory Grades 13 based on the childs responses.
a. Summarize your results on the attached Reading Summary Report in the appropriate section.
2. Complete the attached Reading Passage Teacher Form based on the childs reading.
a. Summarize your results on the attached Reading Summary Report in the appropriate section.
3. Complete the attached Informal Reading Inventory Teacher Form based on the childs reading.
a. Summarize your results on the attached Reading Summary Report in the appropriate section.
4. Complete the Reading Running Record Assessment (using the attached Miscue Analysis Symbols) with the selected child using a text of your choice. (After administering the Reading Running Record Assessment, have the child continue reading for exactly one minute.)
a. Summarize your results on the attached Reading Summary Report in the appropriate section.
Include in your summary the information from the fluency indicators on the Informal Reading Inventory together with the timed word count that followed the Reading Running Record Assessment.
b. Calculate the fluency score using the attached Running Record Timed Word Count and Fluency.
1. Summarize your results on the attached Reading Summary Report in the appropriate section.
Note: Select an appropriate text for the child to read in the Reading Running Record Timed Word Count and Fluency and fluency assessments based on the results of the informal reading inventory forms. Enter the text of the reading passage into the Reading Running Running Record Timed Word Count and Fluency` prior to administering the assessment.
B. Complete the following sections of the attached Reading Summary Report after reviewing the results of the reading assessments:
Reading Strengths
Reading Needs
Instructional Recommendations
Note: Submit the Reading Summary Report and all forms used to document and record the assessments. You may submit electronic forms or scan your forms with handwritten notations.
C. When you use sources, include all in-text citations and references in APA format.
Note: When bulleted points are present in the task prompt, the level of detail or support called for in the rubric refers to those bulleted points.
Note: For definitions of terms commonly used in the rubric, see the Rubric Terms web link included in the Evaluation Procedures section.
Note: When using sources to support ideas and elements in a paper or project, the submission MUST include APA formatted in-text citations with a corresponding reference list for any direct quotes or paraphrasing. It is not necessary to list sources that were consulted if they have not been quoted or paraphrased in the text of the paper or project.
Note: No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. For tips on using APA style, please refer to the APA Handout web link included in the APA Guidelines section.