The Best Choice to Measure
Reading Progress
What is SRI?
Scholastic Reading Inventory TM (SRI) is a
research-based, computer-adaptive reading
assessment that measures comprehension on The
Lexile Framework® for Reading to inform instruction,
monitor progress, and forecast outcomes.
Why SRI is Important
SRI is an effective assessment to:
Identify struggling readers
Establish growth goals for students
Use as a universal screener
Monitor progress toward goals at benchmarked times
Determine effectiveness of instruction and curriculum
SRI Maximizes
Technology to
Reach Goals
Computer-adaptive test—
yields the most accurate score in the shortest amount of time
Server test administration from any
workstation—provides quick and easy access for all
Automatic scoring and reporting—
Provides immediate, actionable data in pre-formatted reports
Scalable—Supports 700 concurrent users
The Lexile Framework for Reading®
Provides an objective scientific measurement of
reading comprehension
Places reader and text on the same
developmental scale
Research-based and proven to drive reading
achievement
Provides a common language to measure growth
of reading ability
The Lexile Framework for Reading ®
The Most Widely Used and Respected Common Scale to Measure Comprehension
Developed by MetaMetrics, Inc.
Scientifically created readability formula for
leveling texts and understanding text demand
Built on a corpus of more than 100,000 books
and 80 million articles
Measures 28 million students annually
Links to national tests: ITBS, TerraNova, SAT-9,
SAT-10
Connects assessment to instruction
Reading Comprehension Rates
Reader Ability
Forecasted
Comprehension Rates
Text Demand
How SRI Works
A Computer Adaptive Assessment
Embedded completion-item format
Uses passages of authentic literature
SRI Technical Guide p. 22
How SRI Works
Does NOT require:
Prior knowledge of ideas outside of the passage
Vocabulary taken out of context
Features questions that are:
Posed in a consistent format
Field tested and validated
Compliant with Standards of
Universal Design and Fair Access
Expected Growth for
the Average Student
Read For Life Report
Supports Your RTI Implementation
Tier
Tier l:
High-Quality
Classroom
Instruction
Tier II:
Strategic
Instruction
Tier III:
Intensive
Intervention
Student
Reading level
SRI supports
Outcome
Educators are
Targeting:
At or above 50th
percentile
• Screening
• Placement
• Progress
monitoring
• Adequate
progress or
better
Between the 25th
and 50th percentile
• Screening
• Placement
• Progress
monitoring
• Adequate
progress or
better
• Gap reduction
Below the 25th
percentile
• Screening
• Placement
• Gap reduction
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Students log on to their
personalized assessment
experience.
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Students select the
type of books they
like to read.
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Students engage in a
computer-adaptive
reading assessment.
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Students receive a
Lexile® measure at the
end of their assessment.
Students receive reading
recommendations based on
their interest and abilities.
Welcome to Scholastic
Achievement Manager
SAM–Easy-to-Use Interface
ROSTER–Easily
manage and enroll
users and settings
REPORTS–Aggregate
data, generate reports,
analyze data
RESOURCES–Access
SRI Technical Manuals
BOOKS–Access
information and metrics
District/School Proficiency Report
Quickly and visually
indicates level of
proficiencies.
Shows the numbers
of students and
percentage of
students at each
proficiency level .
Student Yearly Progress Report
Graphic
representation
of the growth of
individual
student, with
mean for grade
level and grade
level proficiency
depicted.
Student Action Report
Quick profile of each
student
Independent reading
and instructional reading
recommendation
For goal setting
For student and/or
parent conferences
For an intervention plan
Targeted Reading Report
Use this report to
assign appropriate
materials to foster
growth
School-to-Home Connection
SRI National Norms
Case Studies: Intra-Year Goals
 Jillian, a 5th grader, took the
SRI in the fall, and received
a score of 880L.
 She is a motivated student
who would like to reach the
ADVANCED category.
 For Jillian to reach this level
she would need to grow at
least 275L in Grade 5.
Using Data
With SRI, teachers can:
Understand and forecast where student are tracking
toward expected grade level outcomes
Modify instruction to set obtainable goals
Apply ongoing assessment in RTI framework
Have a common language to discuss progress
The Best Choice to Measure
Reading Progress