The TPRI is a one-on-one instrument
designed to be administered by the classroom teacher. At all three grade
levels, the TPRI consists of both a Screening Section and an Inventory Section.
With a short series of student-friendly tasks, the Screening Section allows a
teacher to quickly gather information about the development of the student's
reading concepts. The Screening Section provides an easy way to identify
students who are likely to experience success in reading so that time can be
spent gathering more detailed information for those other students who may
need instructional intervention.
The Inventory Section engages the
student with inviting tasks and
entertaining stories, while giving the
teacher an opportunity to gather more
data to help match reading instruction
with specific student needs.
If desired, the entire Inventory Section can be given to all students to obtain a
more complete picture of their strengths and needs. Once each student's
needs have been identified, the Intervention Activities Guide gives the
teacher effective instructional activities appropriate for each student,
based on individual student needs.
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The Screening Section of the TPRI consists of the following areas:
Graphophonemic Knowledge (K, Gr. 1) - The recognition of letters
of the alphabet and the understanding of sound-symbol relationships.
Phonemic Awareness (K, Gr. 1) - The ability to identify and
manipulate individual sounds within spoken words so that letters can be
linked to sounds.
Word Reading (Gr. 1, Gr. 2) - The correct identification of words.
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The Inventory Section of the TPRI consists of the following areas:
Book and Print Awareness (K) - Knowledge of the function of print
and of the characteristics of books and other print materials.
Phonemic Awareness (K, Gr. 1) - The ability to identify and
manipulate individual sounds within spoken words so that letters can be
linked to sounds.
Listening Comprehension (K, Gr. 1) - The ability to understand
what has been read aloud.
Graphophonemic Knowledge (K, Gr. 1, Gr. 2) - The recognition of
letters of the alphabet and the understanding of sound-symbol relations
(K, Gr. 1),word building activities (Gr. 1), and spelling (Gr. 2).
Reading Accuracy (Gr. 1, Gr. 2) - The ability to read
grade-appropriate text accurately.
Reading Fluency (Gr. 1, Gr. 2)- The ability to read connected text
accurately, quickly, and without hesitation.
Reading Comprehension (Gr. 1, Gr. 2) - The ability to understand
what has been read.
The
TPRI™ Progress Monitoring for
Beginning Readers (PMBR) is designed to
help teachers measure first, second,
and third grade students’ progress
in reading fluency. Fluent
reading entails consolidation of the
alphabetic principle and extraction
of meaning at the level of words and
sentences. 
