Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments
The Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments were developed by the Center for Innovation in Assessment in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Education and Indiana teachers. They are designed specifically to meet Indiana's Academic Standards for Reading and address every one of the skill areas identified by the National Reading Panel as "key skills...to reading achievement."
The Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments are a valid and reliable series of informal reading assessments for Grades K-2. They are provided free of charge to Indiana teachers through the Indiana Department of Education.
What are the Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments?
- A series of Informal Reading Assessments for Grades K-2.
- Schools may choose to participate in any combination of the three levels: Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade
- Assess a variety of standards including Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Comprehension as well as Concepts about Print
- Administered three times per year to monitor student progress
- Scored by teachers for immediate feedback and intervention
- Designed by teachers, tested with teachers, and made for teachers in Indiana
Why Use the Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments?
- Scientifically Based
- Aligned to Indiana’s Academic Standards for Reading
- Improve Test Scores…“ISTEP+ scores have gone up 14 points…I give lots of credit to the 2 years prior using the Indiana Reading [Diagnostic] Assessments!” Patti Click, Second Grade Teacher, Study Elementary
- Free to Indiana schools
- Year-round access to educational experts
- Resource and Intervention Guide provided
- Flexible administration periods
- Online score entry and skills report system
The CIA has compiled information on a variety of popular assessment packages and converted them into an easy to view chart. Take a look at our
Reading Assessment Comparison Chart to see how well the Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments stack up to the competition.
The CIA has determined which Scientifically-Based Reading Research (SBRR) skill areas are assessed in the Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments and compiled them into an easy to view chart. Take a look at our
SBRR Skills Assessed in the Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments Chart to see which skill areas are covered in each grade level.
