"Effectively assessing reading ability is one of the most important challenges every teacher faces. This easy-to-use collection of materials provides teachers with the tools they need to assess reading ability at emergent through high school levels." "Based on the latest research, this book includes narrative and expository passages at each level, questions to assess prior knowledge, and word lists. Qualitative Reading Inventory-3 helps teachers evaluate students' knowledge of word identification, fluency, and comprehension while providing concrete suggestions for intervention.".

"New Features: clear examples are given on how to use QRI-3 in reading intervention and testing to demonstrate student growth; two new diagnostic options are illustrated to help teachers assess students' reading levels; new high school passages - representing typical text found in literature, social studies, and science texts - are included, aiding teachers in assessing struggling readers at the secondary level; numerous passages have been added for pre-primer to grade 3 levels."--BOOK JACKET.