Manual & Procedures
Five sections covering administration, scoring, interpretation, and validation.
Welcome to the CRI — 3rd Edition
The electronic edition of the Critical Reading Inventory helps educators assess and develop thoughtful, engaged readers from Pre-Primer through 12th Grade.
ASII — Automated Scoring and Interpretation Interview
Calculate and print results for Word Lists, Oral Reading, Comprehension, and Retellings
Examiner & Student Forms
Narrative and informational passages, word lists, interview forms — all grade levels.
Tutorials & Videos
Scored practice tutorials and video demonstrations for scoring and administration.
About the CRI
A fundamentally different approach to reading comprehension
The electronic edition of the Critical Reading Inventory (CRI 3-E) continues the fundamentally different approach to the assessment of reading comprehension exemplified in the original CRI. Classroom research and assessment analyses suggest that many educators and assessment specialists believe that comprehension involves the ability to faithfully reproduce the ideas conveyed by a writer.
We take the position that comprehension also includes the ability to react thoughtfully to ideas in text, to consider their significance, and to use them as the basis for logical conclusions. To that end, nearly 60% of the comprehension items you will find in the CRI require readers to respond thoughtfully to the ideas they have encountered.
As a consequence, CRI users are able to distinguish readers who can simply recall what they have read from readers who are also able to think about it. This type of analysis also enables educators to target instruction to meet the varying needs of their students.
Automated Scoring & Interpretation
Mindful of the demands on time that informal assessment can make of teaching professionals, the ASII removes the time-consuming drudgery associated with scoring, calculating, and reporting results. At the conclusion of the interview, the ASII responds with a completed and professionally formatted Recapitulation Record.
Tutorials
Valuable class time can often be consumed by teaching users how to score student responses reliably and consistently. Our detailed tutorials provide users with extensive practice in the scoring of miscues, retellings, and comprehension items. Each tutorial is divided into sections to allow users to proceed at their own pace.
Telephone Access
CRI 3-E subscribers have access to a telephone hotline to contact one of the authors or publishers with technical or user-related questions. We welcome the opportunity to gather feedback about the CRI 3-E in anticipation of its continued development as a valuable assessment tool.