Evaluating Iri's In The Classroom

It is important for me as a future teacher to learn about IRI’s and they will be a great tool for me to use in my classroom. Since IRI’s closely resemble students real reading, I will be able to gain an understanding of the areas that my student needs help in. An IRI will allow me to make curricular decisions by determining my students instructional level and making decisions to form needs-based reading groups. Running records will be a great tool to help me evaluate my students oral reading and identify any error patterns. A running record can be administered quickly and frequently therefore it will give me the ability to stay on top of my students reading level. Since benchmark text kits are a combination of IRI’s and running records, I feel
they are very valuable tool in the classroom. I like that the books increase challenge levels and allow a teacher to meet the needs of their students.