IREAD-3

PARENT
MEETING
September 18. 2014
6:30 PM
What is IREAD-3?
Indiana Reading Evaluation And
Determination Assessment.
Based on the Indiana Academic
Standards, IREAD-3 is a summative
assessment that measures
foundational reading standards
through Grade 3.
IREAD-3 Timeline
The online test will be given March 16-18,
2015
Results are expected in April
If a student does not achieve a PASS score,
they may take the test again in June as long
as they participate in summer remediation
opportunities.
Remediation opportunities will be offered
during and/or after school in May. Summer
school will be required for any student who
does not pass and does not receive a
waiver.
IREAD-3 Timeline Continued
If a student does not achieve a PASS
score on the second test, they will be
retained in 3
rd
grade the following year.
A student who has already been retained
can be retained a second time.
Students who are identified EL and
Special Education will have additional
guidelines to follow for placement.

Are there exemptions for
students?
Good Cause Exemptions that allow for flexibility in
determining access to Grade Four curriculum
include:
Students who have previously been retained two
times prior to 4th grade.
Students with disabilities/Individual Education Plan
(IEPs) whose Case Conference Committee has
determined that promotion is appropriate.
English Learner students whose Individual
Learning Plan (ILP) Committee has determined
that promotion is appropriate.

Literacy Support at Sunny
Heights
TIER 1All students receive 90 minutes of
uninterrupted reading instruction everyday from a
highly qualified teacher. Curriculum is taught from our
core reading program. Students also receive small
group reading instruction.
TIER 2Students needing additional help will receive
30 minutes of extra reading time each day. Students
are identified by the results of our benchmark
assessments and interventions are chosen based on
student need. Groups are taught by a highly qualified
staff member.
TIER 3Students who are far below proficient on the
assessments can receive a more intensive 30 minutes
beyond Tier 1. Interventions are chosen based on
student need. Groups are smaller, instruction is more
intensive, and students are taught by a highly qualified
teacher.
IREAD-3 Blueprint Part 1
READING Word Recognition,
Fluency, and Vocabulary
Development (25-35%)
Beginning, middle, and ending sounds
Synonyms and Antonyms
Using Context Clues to determine
meaning of unknown words in a text.

IREAD-3 Blueprint Part II
READING Comprehension and
Analysis of Informational (Nonfiction)
Text (30-40%)
Comparing and responding to grade
level informational text by making
connections and/or predictions while
reading
Identifying important information
(problem and solution, cause and
effect, main idea)
IREAD-3 Blueprint Part III
READING Comprehension and
Analysis of Literary (Fiction) Text (30-
40%)
Comparing and Responding to grade
level text by recalling and/or describing
story elements (plot, character traits
and development, problem and
solution
Identifying theme and narrator of
different literary genres
An item sampler and the test
blueprint can be accessed by
visiting:

www.doe.in.gov/assessment/iread-3

IREAD-3 Sample Questions
Look at the words for number 1. Find
the word that has the same beginning
sounds as grassgrass. Fill in the
circle that goes with the answer you
choose.

goat
gray
guest
1. Beginning Sounds
2. Ending Sounds
Look at the words for Number 2. Find the
word that has the same ending sound as
rainrain.

sting
nail
done

Look at the underlined part of the word stair.
Find the word that has the same vowel sound
as stairstair. Mark your answer.

stair:
pear
chart
stamp

3. Vowel Sounds
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



4. Synonyms
For Numbers 5 and 6, read the story. For each of
the blanks, there is a list of words with the same
number. Choose the word from each list that best
completes the meaning of the story.

Close the front ___(5)___ so the warm air stays
inside the house. You may want to put on an extra
___(6)___ if you are still cold.
5.) box 6.) cane
case ring
door shoe
lid sweater

5. & 6. Context Clues
Standards 1, 2 & 3:
Read Snow Hopper. Then answer
Numbers 7 & 8.

Vocabulary and Reading
Comprehension

Take a walk in the woods on a sunny winters day.
You might find tiny insects, called snow fleas, hopping on
snow.
Crowds of snow fleas travel together. They look
like grains of pepper popping up and down. If you put
your hand on the snow, some may hop on top. Lift your
hand up and snow fleas jump off.
How do snow fleas hop? Each snow flea has two
tiny tails. The tails bend under a snow fleas body, and
are held by little hooks. When the hooks open, the tails
spring out and the snow flea leaps up. Snow fleas are
also called springtails.

Snow Hopper
In the winter, snow fleas chew dead leaves and
plants buried beneath the snow. When they cant find
enough food, they hop to someplace new.
A million snow fleas may move together. Some hop
on top of the snow. Most crawl under leaves below the
snow.
In a few days, their journey is done. The tiny
travelers may have moved 25 meters, about the length of
a swimming pool. Then the huge group disappears.
Where do all the snow fleas go? No one knows for
certain, but their snow-hopping days are done.
Snow Hopper
7.) 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
8.) 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.
DRA Reading Levels
How to find books at my childs
level
Use Book Wizard from Scholastic. This site will help you search for
books at your child's DRA and Lexile level.
You can then visit the library to check out these books.
Go to Book Wizard: http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/
Click the tab that has the BLUE CIRCLE that says "A-Z Search
by Reading Level".
Select DRA or Lexile Measure
Enter your child's reading level TWICE. For example if your
child's reading level is 28, then set 28 to 28. If their Lexile level is
330, set 330 to 330.
Click Find. A long list of books will appear. You can modify the list
by Theme/Subject, Genre, or Series using the menu on the left side
of the page.
All of these directions can be found at http://msktodd.weebly.com/
under the Parent Resource tab.
How to Help at Home
Encourage daily reading from a variety of genres
(fiction and nonfiction).
Utilize MyOn online reading program.
Utilize Pearson online reading system.
Help your child strengthen their reading
comprehension skills by asking questions and
talking about their reading.
Encourage your child to share information about
what he/she is learning at school.
Visit the Warren Library to check out books at your
childs reading level.
Contact your childs teacher with any concerns you
may have regarding their reading progress.
Wrap-Up
IREAD-3 and ISTEP+ are exclusive from each
other. A student can pass ISTEP+ and not pass
IREAD-3 and will still be retained in 3
rd
Grade.
Multiple opportunities for online and paper/pencil
practice will be given throughout the school year.
You will receive at-home practice materials in the
weeks leading up to the test.
A second IREAD-3 meeting will be held in the
Spring.
More information about the test and sample
questions can be found online:
http://www.doe.in.gov/