Presented by Literacy Specialists 2004-2005

1. Presented by Literacy Specialists 2004-2005

2. TPRI Components and Administration Guidelines • What reading concepts are assessed? • What is the purpose of screening and inventory? • What are proper administration procedures?

3. Reading Concepts Covered by the TPRI • Book and Print Awareness—knowledge of the function of print and of the characteristics of books and other print materials (optional warm-up). • Phonemic Awareness—the ability to detect and identify individual sounds within spoken words. • Graphophonemic Knowledge—the recognition of the letters of the alphabet and the understanding of sound–symbol relationships.

4. Reading Concepts Covered by the TPRI • Listening Comprehension—the understanding of what is being read. • Word Reading—the correct identification of words. • Reading Accuracy—the ability to read text accurately. • Reading Fluency—the ability to read connected text accurately, quickly, and automatically. • Reading Comprehension—the understanding of what has been read.

5. Sequence for TPRI Assessment Choose a Student Inventory Screening Reading Comprehension

6. Purpose of the Screening • Provides a quick way to rule out individuals who are highly likely to have no risk characteristics so that resources can be focused on further evaluation of those at risk. • Allows teachers to quickly gather information on reading concepts students are developing and areas where further attention may be needed for student progress.

7. TPRI Screening

8. Purpose of the Inventory • The inventory section provides more data to help match reading instruction with specific student needs. • The inventory should be administered with all students whose performance on the screening section indicates important reading concepts are still developing. • The inventory may be administered with all students regardless of their performance on the screening section.

9. TPRI Inventory Book and Print Awareness is a warm-up activity at K.

10. Importance of Standard Administration • Accurate administration validates student scores that are used to: • target instruction for small groups. • provide parental feedback.

11. Administration Windows

12. Importance of Standard Administration • Fluency • For students reading at grade 1 story 3 or higher. • Directions and guidelines. • Required Assessment • May give inventory a grade above or a grade below for additional information – but not the screen.

13. Grade 2 • Screening • Beginning of the year only • Predictive validity • Inventory • Spelling test format and implications

14. Common Pitfalls Observed in Classroom Administration • Not using Teacher’s Guide during administration • altering directions, • omitting practice items and/or, • administering all tasks instead of following branching rules. • Not administering phonemic awareness items correctly • pronouncing letter names instead of sounds and/or, • mispronouncing sounds.

15. TPRI Materials • TPRI Handheld • TPRI Kit • Teacher’s Guide • Intervention Activities Guide • Task Cards • Magnetic Letters/Bag • Reading Comprehension Story Booklet • Timer • Reporting Forms • CD/ROM

16. Word List for Placement in Story • Reading selections at student’s instructional level when reading accuracy is 90%-95%. • Words read from Word List place student in appropriate story. • Score determines the story student read so comprehension can be measured.

17. Development of Stories Selections conformed to: • Specific word-level features of what is typically taught at that grade level. • Comprehension questions based on story grammar elements. • Informational text structure used for expository text.

18. Presented by Literacy Specialists 2004-2005