Quick Review Sheets have been

created for each grade level to assist

the teacher during administration. It is

recommended that teachers fold their

Quick Review Sheet

in half and place it

in the Teacher’s

Guide for

reference as

needed.

Click here to

download the

Quick Review

Sheet for your

grade.

A new school year has begun and it’s time to prepare for Beginning-of-Year (BOY) TPRI administration. To assist you, the

TPRI team would like to share some important reminders with you. TPRI recommends BOY administration begin two

weeks after the start of year for grades 1, 2, and 3. For kindergarten, TPRI recommends that BOY administration begin six

weeks after the start of the year or earlier. Keep in mind that individual schools and districts set the specific dates for

their TPRI administration windows to open and close. The TPRI team suggests an

administration window of 2 weeks or less.

Other important reminders are discussed in the grade level sections that follow. We also

encourage you to click on the link below to view the Beginning-of-Year Administration

Reminders & Updates slide show on our website.

Click here to view the slide show.

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All students in the class will complete the Screening Section. There are two

screening tasks at BOY. Begin with SCR-1, and then proceed to SCR-2. Teachers

should follow the Branching Rules to determine which tasks on the Inventory

Section a student should complete.

All students in kindergarten take the Listening Comprehension portion of the

Inventory Section. The BOY story is The Day the Prince Lost His Tooth.

Kindergarten Administration

Beginning-of-Year Reminders and Updates

At BOY, the Screening Section for grade 1 includes three tasks. Teachers follow

the Branching Rules to administer the Screening Section with all students, and

then to determine which tasks on the Inventory Section a student should

complete.

All students in the class take the Reading Accuracy, Fluency, and

Comprehension portion of the assessment. The BOY stories are: Story 1, Tut

and Story 2, Baseball Game.

Grade 1 Administration

Quick Review

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When giving the TPRI it is critical to be both

consistent and accurate. Accurate information is

important because the TPRI:

· identifies students who may be at-risk;

· influences instruction; and

· provides information for teachers to report to

parents.

Use the TPRI Teacher’s Guide with every student and

every task to ensure consistent and accurate administration. To ensure this, it

is important that teachers:

· read the directions each time the assessment is given;

· remember that when administering the TPRI, it is not a time to teach;

· never provide hints to help students; and

· remain positive and encouraging with all students, without praising

individual answers. You can tell students “thank you” or “nice job” at

the end of the task.

At BOY, teachers complete the Screening Section with all students in the

class. Following the Screening Section, all students take the Spelling and

Word Reading portions of the inventory. You may choose to administer the

Spelling portion of the Inventory Section to the whole class. All students also

take the Reading Accuracy, Fluency, and Comprehension portion of the

inventory. Grade 2 BOY stories are: Story 1, Rosa’s New Friend and Story 2,

Skateboard. Grade 3 BOY stories are: Story 1, A Bully at School and Story 2,

Getting the Vote.

Accurate Administration

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The TPRI website is designed to support

schools with administration, data

analysis, instructional planning, and

more! Check out these helpful links.

FAQs: Do you have questions about the

TPRI? You may find answers in the FAQ

section where the most commonly

asked TPRI questions are addressed.

Click here to browse the FAQs.

Videos: To support teachers with

administration, a video is available for

every task at every grade level. This

helps teachers practice and prepare for

administration prior to sitting down

with students. Click here to view the

administration videos.

Teacher Resources: A number of

resources have been created to help

teachers administer the TPRI and use

TPRI data to inform their instruction.

Click here to visit the Teacher Resources

page.

Newsletters: All TPRI newsletters are

archived and available on the TPRI

website for access anytime. Each

newsletter provides insights for giving

the TPRI, and for using

the information it

provides. The

newsletters are easy

to print and share.

Click here to browse

past issues.

Experience everything the TPRI website

has to offer! Visit us at tpri.org.

Did You Know?

If you teach in a Texas K-2 public

school classroom and you give the

TPRI using the paper and pencil

method, you may find that you

need new Student Record Sheets

and Class Summary Sheets. Click

here for information about how

your school can get the materials

you need.

Student Record Sheets

Grades 2 & 3 Administration