This year our school will be administering the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3). Based on the Indiana Academic Standards, IREAD-3 is a summative assessment that was developed in accordance with Public Law 109, which requires the evaluation of foundational reading skills for students who are in grade three to ensure that all students can read proficiently by the end of the school year. This year, our school has been selected to participate in an Opt-In Early Indicator of Student Reading Proficiency Program.This opportunity will allow our students in second grade to take this assessment.
The second grade students who participate in IREAD-3 during grade two and receive the “Pass” indicator (a cut score of 446 or higher) will not have to participate in IREAD-3 during grade three.
Foundational reading skills: Beginning in kindergarten, these are the skills needed by students in the initial stages of reading development and beyond. These skills focus primarily on the ability to decode words and comprehend the basic meaning of what is read. Students who lack the foundational skills assessed on IREAD-3 are likely to have difficulty understanding the reading selections and answering the test questions. Students with adequate foundational reading skills will have greater success applying higher-level skills as they read to learn. Foundational reading skills assessed on IREAD-3 include those in the table below.
All students (grades two and three) will receive initial “Pass” and “Did Not Pass” indicators, along with the scale score and reporting category subscores within two weeks of completing the assessment. The new “On Track” cut score for grade two students will be provided to schools in late summer.
