FREE ESSAY ON PARENT REPORT ON READING ABILITY

PARENT REPORT ON READING ABILITY

PARENT REPORT
Student Name: Mary Smith
Age: 11 years 
School: Ft. King Middle School
Author of Report: Austin McNichols
Supervisor: Mrs. Cleora Doner, Saint Leo University
Date: 12/02/99
Tests Administered: 
Background:
Mary is an eleven year old, sixth grader at Ft. King Middle School. She is an average
student with no apparent reading problems. She is in the general education Language Arts
program and receives no special instruction for reading. Mary has perfect attendance and
is a fluid reader, as stated by her Language Arts teacher.
Mary lives at home with her mother, father, one brother (age 20) and her brother's dog.
Mary also has two other brothers (ages 23 and 30) who do not live at home, but visit
regularly. Mary's mother is an avid reader and many reading materials; including
newspapers, magazines and books are available at home. Mary has had no major illnesses
during her life and her birth was normal to the best of her mother's knowledge (Mary was
adopted at age 3). Mary enjoys dancing, watching TV, listening to music and playing with
friends. She states that she can read fine, but does not enjoy reading. Mary is not
forced to read at home unless directed to from school.
Test Results:
Word Recognition:
Independent level - grade 5
Instructional level - grade 6
Frustration level - grade 7
Silent Reading:
Independent level - grade 4
Instructional level - grade 5
Frustration level - grade 6
Oral Reading:
Independent level - grade 5
Independent level - grade 6
Frustration level - grade 7
Listening:
Independent level - grade 4
Instructional level -grade 5
Frustration level - grade 6
Analysis:
From the Informal Reading Inventory that I administered to Mary, I found that she has no
extreme deficiencies in reading ability. Mary scored at or near her age and grade level
averages for Word Recognition, Oral Reading comprehension, Silent Reading comprehension
and Listening comprehension. Mary is a good reader for her age group and shows no
weaknesses. 
Teaching and/or Learning Activities:
We team read James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl
We wrote down any words we were unsure of and looked them up after reading 
I had Mary write me a one-page story about a dream or adventure she once had, using some
of those new words
I had Mary draw me a picture of that dream or adventure
We researched Roald Dahl on the Internet
Observations:
During our sessions I felt that Mary was enjoying reading the story. The sessions were
meant to be reading for pleasure, so there was little pressure and the story was fun.
Mary was a fluid reader and showed no weaknesses. She is also a good artist.
Recommendations:
Because Mary is a good reader for her age group, the only strategy I can recommend is to
allot time for Mary to read for pleasure. I would suggest taking Mary to the public
library once every other week, to start, and allow her to pick a book to read. Continue
this until she wants to read more. I would also suggest showing her books that deal with
subjects she is into now, such as dogs, gymnastics or one of her favorite music artists.
Allowing Mary to read as many books as possible is not necessary, but can only help to
make her a better student in the future.