Welcome,
The Researcher Information
section focuses on the development
of the TPRI, Early Reading
Assessment. After the TPRI
was developed and piloted,
implementation studies were
completed in 1998-99, 1999-00 and
2000-01. Technical Reports present
psychometric data from the first
implementation study.
1998-1999 Technical Report (Adobe
PDF™ Document, 1.93 mb)
1997-1998 Technical Manual (Adobe
PDF™ Document, 355 kb)
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Early reading assessments are
required for all students attending
public school in Texas in
Kindergarten, Grade 1, and Grade 2
through TEC 28.006. The Texas
Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI) is
an assessment device designed to
comply with the requirements of TEC
28.006 by facilitating a teacher’s
capacity to a) identify students
at-risk for reading difficulties in
kindergarten, first grade, and
second grade; and b) set learning
objectives for these at-risk
students. Originally developed in
1997 by the English and Language
Arts Curriculum Department at the
Texas Education Agency (TEA), the
Center for Academic and Reading
Skills (CARS) at The University of
Texas-Houston Health Science Center
and TIMES - University of Houston
was subsequently contracted to
revise the TPRI in order to ensure
alignment with a) the recently
adopted Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills (TEKS); and b) research
on reading skills development. In
addition, CARS was asked to provide
evaluations of the reliability and
validity of the TPRI, which will be
an ongoing process. The rationale
and purposes of the TPRI can be
found in the Introduction to each of
the three (K, 1, 2) inventories. The
present report provides technical
information on the development and
revision, reliability, and validity
of the TPRI at the three grade
levels.
At each grade level, the TPRI
consists of a screening and an
inventory. The screen permits the
rapid assessment of individual
students. Designations of risk
status are yielded, which identify
students who most likely do not need
additional assessment. The inventory
is a detailed assessment of reading
and reading-related skills that
allows the teacher to gain more
in-depth information that can be
used to determine the child’s level
of risk for reading problems. The
inventory is primarily designed to
help the teacher set learning
objectives for the child. Both the
screen and the inventory are
individually administered and are
designed to be given by a trained
teacher.
