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General Resources

Resource and Intervention Guides
The complete documents in a single PDF file.

• Kindergarten 200 pages, 3.9 MB
• First Grade 226 pages, 2.6 MB
• Second Grade 246 pages, 2.4 MB

Technical Reports
The Center for Innovation in Assessment has completed several studies that establish the Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments as both valid and reliable. The results of these studies are compiled as technical reports for each grade level.

• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade

Parent Information Sheet
Offers a description of the reading skills assessed and ways to help further reading progress at home.

• Kindergarten
  • Administration 1
  • Administration 2
  • Administration 3
• First Grade
  • Administration 1
  • Administration 2
  • Administration 3
• Second Grade
  • Administration 1
  • Administration 2
  • Administration 3

Sample Parent Letters
Teachers may choose to use the sample letter to inform parents about their child's participation in the Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments and/or reading skill development. Feel free to revise or use segments of the letter to fit your individual classroom needs.

• Kindergarten
  • Assessment Participation
  • Assessment Participation - Spanish Version
  • Letter Recognition
  • Letter Recognition - Spanish Version
  • Sound Recognition
  • Sound Recognition - Spanish Version
• First Grade
  • Assessment Participation
  • Assessment Participation - Spanish Version
• Second Grade
  • Assessment Participation
  • Assessment Participation - Spanish Version

Indiana Learning Resource Network (I-LRN)
Indiana Learning Resource Network, or I-LRN, is an electronic library of educational resources aligned with Indiana's Academic Standards. It is intended for use by Indiana teachers, administrators, and parents who want to find high-quality instructional materials for use in the home or the classroom.

• Click here for I-LRN.

IRDA-Online Testing Resources

Administration Process Page
Provides information about which parts should be given on the computer and which should be administered by paper & pencil.

• Click here for the Administration Process page.

Second Grade Open-Ended Response Form
Print out one for each grade 2 student taking the IRDA-Online test. To be used for students to write responses to the open-ended comprehension questions during the IRDA-Online testing session.

• Administration 1
• Administration 2
• Administration 3