Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI)

TPRI was created to assesses student progress in critical reading domains, including phonemic awareness, graphophonemic knowledge, word reading, comprehension, accuracy, and fluency.

Content

Sub-Category
Domains
Reading,
Language
Subdomain

Phonemic awareness; Graphophonemic knowledge; Word reading; Comprehension; Accuracy; Fluency

Grades
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Observer

Administration Information

Length
Approximately 10-30 minutes in kindergarten, 10-45 minutes in Grade 1, and 10-15 minutes in Grades 2 & 3
Administration
Paper
Timed
No

Access and Use

Price

Kits start at $189.95

Contact

(800) 638-3775

Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Brown, A. L., & Lee, J. (2017). Evaluating the efficacy of children participating in home instruction for parents of preschool youngsters and Head Start. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 15(1), 61–72. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X15577006

Psychometrics

Scoring
Manual scoring
Referencing
Criterion-referenced
Psychometric References

https://www.tpri.org/resources/documents/20102014TechnicalReport.pdf

Savage, C. (2022). Considerations for use of early grades reading assessments. EdInstruments Brief, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University. https://edinstruments.org/resources/early-grades-reading-assessments 

Psychometric Considerations

Psychometrics is the science of psychological assessment. A primary goal of EdInstruments is to provide information on crucial psychometric topics including Validity and Reliability – essential concepts of evaluation, which indicate how well an instrument measures a construct - as well as additional properties that are worthy of consideration when selecting an instrument of measurement.

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