The entire set or package of Phil-IRI materials consists of: 1) Manual of
Administration, 2) Group Screening Test in Filipino (GST) from Grades III-VI, 3)
Group Screening Test in English from Grades IV to VI, 4) Graded Passages
from Grade II to VII (Sets A, B, C, D) in English and Grades I to VI in Filipino
(Sets A, B, C, D) and, 5) Forms for recording purposes both in English and
Filipino.
Since the Phil-IRI is administered at the start and at the end of the school
year, it can also tell teachers about the growth and changes in students’
reading skills and levels.
5. What are flexible ways to use Phil-IRI?
The Phil-IRI may be used to:
a. Group Reading Level
The Phil-IRI GST can be used to determine a whole class’ reading level, and
identify
particular students who may need more assistance in performing reading
tasks.
b. Individual Reading Level
The individually administered Phil-IRI Graded Passages can be used to
determine a
student’s independent, instructional and frustration levels for three types of
literacy
tasks: Oral Reading, Silent Reading, and Listening Comprehension.
c. Monitor Growth and Response to Intervention
Pretest and Posttest results of the Phil-IRI can be compared to monitor
growth in
students’ reading skills, as well as determine the efficacy of the program or
reading
interventions conducted by the school and/or classroom teachers.
d. Describe Reading Behaviors
The recording of the student’s oral reading behaviors during the conduct of
the
individually administered Phil-IRI Graded Passages can help the teacher
describe a
student’s reading performance and behavior. It specifies the number of
words read
per minute, the cues used for identifying or recognizing words, manner of
reading, etc.
Types of miscues as well as types of comprehension questions answered
correctly can
also be analyzed by the teacher to help him/her design appropriate reading
lessons
or interventions.
6. Who needs to take the Phil-IRI? All students in Grades 3 to 6 will undergo
the Phil-IRI Group Screening Test (GST) in Filipino, while students in Grades 4
to 6 will undergo the GST in English. Students identified to be performing
below level of expectation (those with a total Raw Score below 14 in the
PhilIRI GST) should undergo further assessment through the individually
administered Phil-IRI graded passages.
The following table below shows the administration schedule of Group
Screening Test and the Individualized Phil-IRI assessments. Group
assessments must be conducted within class time while Individual
assessments may be conducted outside class hours.
2. The Phil-IRI Group Screening Test The Phil-IRI Group Screening Test (GST) is
a silently-administered test in both Filipino and English. Each tool is
composed of a 20-item comprehension test based on a set of leveled
passages for each grade level covering Grades 3 to 6 in Filipino and Grades 4
to 6 in English. The passages were written and selected based on concept
load, level of vocabulary used, sentence complexity, nature of themes and
cohesion.
C. General Directions for Administration: The Four Stages
There are four stages in the administration of the Phil-IRI. Figure 1 on the
next page presents
the four stages, namely:
Stage 1: Initial Screening Using the Phil-IRI Group Screening Test
Stage 2: Administration of the Phil-IRI Graded Passages (Pre-test)
Stage 3: Provision of Specialized Instruction/Intervention
Stage 4: Administration of the Phil-IRI Graded Passages (Post TesT
For SY 2018-2019, the Phil-IRI Group Screening Test (GST) in Filipino must be
administered
to Grade 3 to 6 students while the GST in English must be administered to
the Grade 4 to 6
students on the first month of the school year. It is a 20-item multiple choice
test that the test
takers must accomplish within 30 minutes. This should be administered
during class time. By
the end of July, the learner must have completed 2 tests (1 in English; 1 in
Filipino).
Upon completion of the administration of the GST, the Class Reading Reports
are submitted
to the Principal. These contain a summary of the students who performed
equal or above and
below the cut-off score. Refer to Appendix B1, Form 1A: Talaan ng
Pangkatang Pagtatasa ng
Klase (PPK) sa Phil-IRI for Filipino or Appendix B2, Form 1B: Class Reading
Report (CRR)
for English.
As shown on Figure 1, students who garner a Raw Score that is equal to or
greater than 14
(75%) need not undergo further testing. The first stage is done for these
students.
However, students who garner a Raw Score that is lower than 14 (74%) need
to undergo
further assessment, as this may be an indication that the student is
experiencing difficulty
reading at-level text. It is thus necessary to conduct individualized
assessment in order to
further describe the child’s reading performance. The learners will be
assessed using the PhilIRI Graded Passages. If a student garners a score of
13 and below in the Filipino GST, s/he
will be given the Filipino Graded Passages Pre-Test. If the student garners a
score of 13 or
below in the English GST, s/he will be given the English Graded Passages Pre-
Test. Note that
it is possible for a student to undergo the Phil-IRI Graded Passages in one or
both languages.
The Phil-IRI Graded Passages Pre-Tests have a total of four parallel sets (SETS
A to D) that the test-administrator can choose from. The administration of
the Phil-IRI should begin with the Oral Reading Test. Figure 2 presents the
steps for Stage 2 in greater detail.
