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Notes:
Levels are critical in selecting appropriate reading materials. One thing we know about reading instruction is that practice leads to improvement if practicing with appropriate materials. Must read large amounts of material at independent level in order to develop fluency; must read at instructional level to improve, and reading at frustration level is not productive. Because time spent reading is critical must be effectively planned by the teacher.
IRI yield information about independent, instructional, and frustration levels.
This is information that is not provided by standardized measures.
