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What is the IRLA Assessment and How Does it Support our Students?
The American Reading Company’s Independent Reading Level Assessment (IRLA) is a formative assessment for reading. The IRLA works with every student, at every reading level, PreK–12th grade, in English and Spanish. The IRLA delivers specific and actionable data that tells the teacher where a student is and the sequence of skills and reading behaviors needed to accelerate a student’s reading growth. The IRLA simplifies the complexity of the reading process, allowing teachers to support every reader with whatever books that reader chooses.
The IRLA approach asks teachers to start with what each child can do. Teachers identify the one essential skill and standard that students need to increase reading levels, help them learn, and repeat toward grade level and beyond. Teachers know their students, students know themselves, and teachers and students are partners in the learning process
The reason for this program is simple: Research shows that students who read every day, from books that they can read and want to read, have a much better chance for success in school and beyond. The more time your child spends reading books at his or her independent level, the better reader he or she will become. Please support us by encouraging reading at home every night. Use this time to sit with your child as the "home reading coach." The reading should be easy and fun for your child.
At Collage Day School, we believe reading is essential for academic growth. Every day your child will bring home their IRLA book baggie filled with books chosen by your child and their teacher. We encourage you to read with your child every night, reinforcing skills from their skill sheet and practicing their individual "Power Goal" assigned by their teacher. To ensure the success of the program, we ask that you help remind your child to bring their book baggie to and from school daily, so your child's teacher can provide tailored and targeted instruction. With your help, we hope to inspire your children to become lifelong readers.
Danielle Theriault
Head of Upper School
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