Before implementing the Qualitative Reading Inventory (QRI) with Madison, I thought it

was appropriate to administer the Wilson Assessment of Decoding and Encoding (WADE). the

sole reason behind administering this assessment was to gain a better understanding of Madison's

ability to decode and encode words in isolation. Therefore, I was able to administer the WADE

word lists on October 11th, 2022, with Madison in the hallway. The assessment process did not

take longer than 15 minutes, and I was able to go through the sight words, nonsense words, and

regular word lists with her. Overall, her total reading score consisted of 81% accuracy for the

entire assessment. She correctly read 204 words out of 252 words total. She scored her highest

score on the sight word list with a 99%. She scored 87% on the real word list correctly and a

48% accuracy on the nonsense word list. Below, I will analyze the specific results of each word

list.

When reviewing the results of the site word checklist, Madison only missed one word

that involved a suffix. Because my overall goal for her was to increase her reading

comprehension, I did not administer the spelling portion of the WADE site word checklist.

When reviewing her scores of the real word list, she was able to identify 104 words out of

120 correctly. There were common errors shown throughout her reading, such as omitting or

making different endings to different words that involved suffixes. She would oftentimes drop

off the last syllable of several words or add in an extra syllable within the middle of a word. She

also struggled to understand the vowel consonant ‘e’ rule which makes the first vowel a long

sound. Overall, I was very pleased with her ability to read the real words consistently and

accurately throughout the assessment.

 When reviewing the results of the nonsense words, she was only able to identify 29 out of

the 60 words correctly. She struggled to remember common decoding rules such as long and

short vowel rules, double consonant rules, and common suffix sounds.

Overall, the WADE word lists will help me pinpoint specific areas that I should target

when working with Madison. Most likely, I will incorporate a lesson on affixes into our time

together. I will also review the common sounds of several blends and how to segment a word

when decoding.