1. The Administration of an IRI Marissa Finch Dr. Ulubabova Touro SpEd658OL

2. Overview Child's Background Nature of the Problem Administration of IRI Analysis Implications

3. Child's Background - “Daniel” 7 year-old boy in Second Grade ICT class Pleasant and friendly demeanor History of severe asthma  Several hospitalizations previously  One absence this year  No breathing problems this year Vision and hearing well within normal range  No glasses IEP Category: Other Health Impaired  Some fine motor delays  Proximity issues

4. Nature of the Problem Distractable  Difficulty following one-step directions  Interrupts group activities Individual attention improves work  Evidence of comprehension abilities Skills assessment  Guided Reading Level J, beginning 2 nd grade  Phonics: on level  Writing: below level Otherwise well-behaved

5. IRI – Word Recognition Inventory Primer Level: all correct First Grade: 2 errors 2 1 : 3 errors 2 2 : 4 errors WRI 100% at Primer Level  Begin IRI at Primer Level

6. IRI – Oral & Silent Readings Primer  Oral Word Recog. 100% Comp. Question: 100%  Silent Comp. Question: 94% First Grade  Oral Word Recog. 100% Comp. Question: 80%  Silent Comp. Question: 50% 2 1  Oral Word Recog. 99% Comp. Question: 65%  Silent Comp. Question: 75% 2 2  Oral Word Recog. 100% Comp. Question: 80%  Silent Comp. Question: 75% 3 1  Oral Word Recog. 96% Comp. Question: 60%  Silent Comp. Question: N/A 3 2 Listening Capacity  Comp. Question: 65%

7. Analysis Decoding  Phonics errors typical for 2 2 Comprehension  Strengths: metacognition  Weakness: recall, making connections, definitions Intervention: Improve memory skills

8. Implications Reteach visualization strategies  Pictorial representations  Sequencing Practice following one-step directions Ask and answer Who-What-When-Where Questions Constructive feedback Positive Reinforcement