The Bader Reading and Language Inventory was constructed for use by teachers for K-12 and adult students, reading specialists, and clinicians. The design of this inventory allows examiners the flexibility to obtain information for measuring a reader's growth, assessing the effectiveness of specific reading approaches, and diagnosing specific literacy needs. As experienced teachers look for patterns of behavior to observe learner's strengths and needs.  This can be accomplished with an assessment model that includes personal interviews and student reflection, observations, informal and formal tests and diagnostic teaching.   The Bader inventory provides several valuable, research-based tools and guides to complement this assessment model balancing assessment practice without overtesting students.

Table of Contents:
PART ONE        USING THE BADER READING AND LANGUAGE INVENTORY   Introduction Assessment Model Content of the Inventory Administering the Inventory Preparation for Using the Inventory Testing Sequences: Flowcharts Getting Optimum Results from Testing   PART TWO        TEST BATTERY   Student Priorities and Interests Student Priorities I Student Reading Interests Student Priorities II Unfinished Sentences English Language Learning English Language Learning (ELL) Quick Start English Language Learning (ELL) Checklist Graded Word Recognition Lists Graded Word Lists Using Experiential Word Lists Experiential Word Lists Adult Thematic Lists   Using Graded Reader's Passages   Graded Reader's Passages Reading and Listening Levels Determining a Starting Point Oral Reading Qualitative Analysis Qualitative Analysis and Instruction Silent Reading and Listening Comprehension Interpreting and Summarizing the Results of the Graded Passages Differences in Word List and Passages Performance Determining Instructional Levels Graded Passages Phonemic Awareness Rhyme Recognition Initial Phoneme Recognition Ending Phonemic Recognition Phonemic Manipulation Blending Segmenting Letter Knowledge Letter Recognition Letter Identification Letter Writing Hearing Letter Names in Words   Phonics and Structural Analysis Tests Phonics Test Structural Analysis Structural Analysis   Spelling Tests Administration Interpretation Summarizing Student Spelling Performance   Cognitive Development as a Basis for Selecting a Remedial Reading Approach   Diagnostic Spelling Tests Summary of Spelling Peformance Visual and Auditory Discrimination Visual Discrimination Tests Auditory Discrimination Test Preliteracy and Emerging Literacy Assessment Literary Awareness: Assessment of Beginning Concepts About Print Literacy Concepts - Interview I Literacy Concepts - Interview II Syntax (Word) Matching Syntax Matching Test Semantic and Syntactic Evaluation: Cloze Tests Cloze Test for Beginning Readers (Cloze I) Semantic Cloze Test (Cloze II) Syntactic Cloze Test (Cloze III) Grammatical Closure (Cloze IV) Preliteracy/Emergent Literacy Assessment Record   Oral Language Assessment Evaluation of Expression Oral Language Expression Checklist Evaluation of Oral Language Reception Writing Evaluation Handwriting: Writing Letters Handwriting: Writing Words in Sentences Near- and Far-Point Copying Writing from Dictation Expressing Ideas in Writing Written Language Expression: Children Writing Scale: Adults Arithmetic Test Purpose Administration Scoring and Interpretation Arithmetic Test Open-Book Reading Assessments Description Purposes Construction Administration Scoring Analysis PART THREE:        RECORDING, SUMMARIZING, INTERPRETING   Background Information: K-12   Child's Home Information   K-12 Summary   Adult Intake Information   Adult-Level Summary   Case Study: Jackie   Getting Started Home and Family Resources Ruling Out Problems and Developing a Diagnostic Plan Analyzing Reading Abilities Finding Specific Needs Summarizing the Findings: Making Recommendations Case Analysis Referrals: Case Excerpts   PART FOUR:        DEVELOPMENT OF THE INVENTORY: VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY   The Graded Word Lists   The Graded Reader's Passages   Other Inventory Subtests and Checklists   Appendix: Directions for Using the Video Segments that Accompanies the Sixth Edition of the Bader Reading and Language Inventory. (See MyEducationLab for more information.)