IREAD-3

Avon Community School Corporation

Indiana’s Reading Evaluation And Determination

Public Law 109

Requires the evaluation of reading skills for students

who are in grade three beginning in the Spring of

2012 to ensure that all students can read

proficiently before being promoted to grade four.

The ISTEP+ is also given to third graders

Good Cause Exemptions

1. Students who have previously been retained two times prior to 4th grade.

2. Students with disabilities whose Case Conference Committee has determined that promotion is appropriate.

3. English Learner students whose Individual Learning Plan (ILP) Committee has determined that promotion is appropriate.

IREAD-3

During the fall of 2010, educators from across the

state worked with the Indiana Department of

Education to develop a test blueprint and to review

test items that have now become the Indiana

Reading Evaluation And Determination (IREAD)

Assessment.

Indiana Academic Standards

IREAD-3 , based on Indiana Academic

Standards, is a summative assessment

that measures foundational reading

standards through grade three.

IREAD-3 Administration

Every accredited school in Indiana with grade 3 students will be

required to administer IREAD-3 in March of 2012.

March 19-21, 2012

IREAD-3 Test Specifics

Session Number

of Items

Instructi

on Time*

Working

Time*

Total

Time*

1 13 5 min 15 min 20 min

2 14 3 min 25 min 28 min

3 13 2 min 22min 24 min

Totals 40 10 min 62 min 72 min

*Times are approximate

Comprised of three test sessions, all of which are administered in one day.

Standard Description %

Range

1-READING

Word Recognition, Fluency,

and Vocabulary Development

Questions may include identifying

beginning, middle, and ending sounds,

identifying synonyms, antonyms,

homographs, suffixes, and using context

clues to determine the meaning of

unknown words in a text

25-35%

2-READING

Comprehension & Analysis of

Nonfiction and Informational

Text

Questions may include comparing and

responding to grade-level informational text

by making connections and/or predictions

while reading, and identifying important

information within text (e.g., problem and

solution, cause and effect, main idea).

30-40%

3-READING

Comprehension and

Analysis of Literary Text

Questions may include comparing and

responding to grade-level literary text by

recalling and/or describing story elements

(e.g., plot, character traits and

development, problem and solution), and

identifying the theme and narrator of

different literary genres.

30-40%

Sample IREAD-3 Items

Many of the item types that

measure Standard 1 on IREAD-

3 are unique and do not look

like those items on ISTEP+.

The following IREAD-3 sample items illustrate the type of word analysis items that assess students’ analyses of beginning, middle, and ending sounds. A sample item precedes each set of items. The teacher reads aloud to students the directions for the sample item only. Once students have answered the sample item and asked any questions, the students must answer all questions in this section on their own.

Standard 1:Word Analysis

Beginning, Middle, Ending Sounds

Administration Direction

The teacher administering the assessment reads aloud to students the boldface text in the first two sections, as outlined on the next two slides; students must silently read the set of answer choices and answer each item on their own. Only the answer choices appear in the student test book.

Sample Item: Standard 1

Word Analysis: Beginning Sounds

1.) Look at the words for Number 1. Find the

word that has the same beginning sounds as

“grass…grass”. Fill in the circle that goes with

the answer you choose.

gray guest glove

Sample Item: Standard 1:

Word Analysis: Ending Sounds

2.) Look at the words for Number 2. Find the

word that has the same ending sounds as

“rain…rain”. Fill in the circle that goes with

the answer you choose.

sting done tiny

Administration Direction

Once the teacher has read aloud the

directions for completing the items in this

section and reviewed the sample item,

students will answer each item on their own.

Students will fill in the circle next to the word

that has the same middle sound as the

underlined part of the first word. The example

shows how the item type appears in the

student test book.

Sample Item: Standard 1

Word Analysis: Middle Vowel Sounds

sad pain chart crash waste

pit site ship sigh piece

Administration Direction

The following three slides illustrate the types of

items that assess students’ knowledge of

synonyms and their ability to use context

clues, respectively. The teacher reviews the

directions for completing each section and reads

aloud to students the directions for the sample

items only. Once students have answered the

sample items and asked any questions, the

students must answer all questions on their

own.

Sample Item: Standard 1

Synonyms

For Number 4, choose the word that means

the same, or about the same, as the underlined word.

4.) was sad

angry

careful

excited

unhappy

Sample Item: Standard 1

Antonyms

For Number 5, choose the word that means the opposite of the underlined word.

5.) to give away

help

take

offer

send

Sample Item: Standard 1

Homographs

car

teach

train

horse

For Number 6, read the sentence. Then choose

that word that correctly completes both sentences.

6) The _______________is coming down the track.

You can ______________your dog to fetch the newspaper.

careless

beautiful

quicker

suddenly

Sample Item: Standard 1

Suffixes

For Number 7, find the word that has the suffix, and

only the suffix underlined.

Close the front ___(8)___ so the warm air stays

inside the house.

You may want to put on an extra ___(9)___ if you are

still

cold. 8.) box

case

door

lid

9.) cane

ring

shoe

sweater

Sample Item: Standard 1

Context Clues

Administration Direction

The sample passage and two sample items that

follow illustrate the types of passages and items

that assess students’ comprehension of literary

and nonfiction text and vocabulary. The teacher

reads aloud to students the directions for

completing the session and for the sample item

only. Once students have answered the sample

item and asked any questions, the students must

answer all of these questions on their own.

Sample Items: Standards 1, 2 & 3:

Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension

Read “Snow Hopper”. Then answer

Numbers 10 & 11.

Snow Hopper

Sample Items: Standards 1, 2 & 3:

Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension

10.) The author writes that no one knows for certain where snow fleas go. Which of these words

means the opposite of certain?

clear

unsure

worried

Sample Items: Standards 1, 2 & 3:

Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension

1.)Which of these sentences from the passage best tells where snow fleas search for food?

“Lift your hand up and snow fleas jump off.”

“They look like grains of pepper popping up and down.”

“When the hooks open, the tails spring out and the snow flea leaps up.”

“In the winter, snow fleas chew dead leaves and plants buried beneath the snow.”

IREAD K-2 Assessments

IREAD-K, IREAD-1, & READ-2 help monitor

student progress and provide appropriate

instruction prior to third grade.

These “no-stakes”, free assessments are optional

and provide teachers with the feedback necessary

to track student progress and to make instructional

decisions that will ensure student success on

IREAD-3.

Last 4-5 weeks of your school year.

Indiana Department of Education

IREAD-3 Blueprint: http://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/

FAQ’s: http://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/docs/iread_faq_1-5-12.pdf

Item Samplers for ISTEP English and Language Arts Test: http://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/docs/ELA-Grades3-5.pdf

Item Samplers for ISTEP Math: http://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/docs/Math-Grades3-5.pdf

Grade 3 ISTEP Online Practice: http://learnoas.ctb.com/ISTEP/intro3.html

Helping your Child

Ask for Help

Be Positive about School and IREAD-3

and ISTEP

Replace Dread with Anticipation

Practice Time Management at Home

Provide a Good Breakfast

Get Plenty of Sleep