The State of Indiana requires all second and third-grade students enrolled in public and nonpublic accredited schools to take the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD) assessment. IREAD measures foundational reading standards and is given to students each spring. Because the skills are foundational, both second and third-grade students take the same test. Once IREAD is passed (in second or third grade), students do not retake the assessment. A new state law going into effect this year requires 3rd grade students to pass the test to be promoted to grade 4.
IREAD is a multiple-choice test. Students are required to choose the correct answer from a list of possible choices. Some items require students to listen to a prompt using headphones. No written or verbal responses are required. The test is divided into three segments which are usually spread over 2-3 days. The test is untimed, so students can progress at their own pace. On average, each segment takes about 30 minutes for most students. All students are also required to take a practice test to become familiar with the test system and question types.
The 3 segments of IREAD test
-Foundations & Vocabulary (Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocab 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.
-Nonfiction (Comprehension and 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).
-Literature (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.
*Students will take the assessment on their iPads. Please ensure your child’s iPad is fully charged before school each day. Students do need earbuds/headphones for the assessment.
*Make sure your child is here and on time for school.
Test results will be available in April and all parents will receive a copy of the results with information relating to next steps if a student does not pass IREAD.
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