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point Arial font. Teagan, age 13 years, also had hereditary optic atrophy. His acuity
with best correction was 20/400, and his recommended reading medium was
digital, with the ability to use a video magnifier or magnification software to adjust
magnification to preference as needed. To read the passages in this study, Teagan
used a video magnifier at 6X power with an inverted white on black color display.
Procedures
Individual baselines were established by comparing participant results on
both the Read Naturally placement packet and the Basic Reading Inventory (BRI)
assessment (Johns, 2016). The BRI includes graded passages and word lists and
procedures for determining reading level and fluency. In an evaluation of
psychometric evidence, Bieber et al. (2015) found that the BRI provides an
adequate measure of reading fluency and can provide support for decisions about
reading fluency placement for interventions.
The BRI word lists and passages were used to estimate baseline reading
levels. The Read Naturally placement packet was used to compare and confirm the
proposed placement level. The researchers allowed for accuracy (Correct Words
Per Passage) to guide instructional level placement instead of fluency per minute.
This was a purposeful decision to prevent initial placement at a lower grade level
than appropriate due to the potential impact of large print media and/or
magnification devices on reading speed. Once initial placement was made, both
