Ensure effective instruction with quick access to performance data
Balancing the demands of today’s academic standards with the developmental readiness of each student is at the heart of effective teaching. Reading Inventory helps teachers strike this balance by providing a low-stress, adaptive assessment tool that provides student, school, and district-wide data.
Reading Inventory provides teachers with the data they need to create, implement, and adjust personalized instruction. Reading Inventory’s adaptive software gives teachers a research-based growth assessment for K–12 and places instructional planning and personalization recommendations at their fingertips.
More data in less time with adaptive software
College- and career- readiness aligned text bank
Accurate forecasting that enables differentiated instruction
Ensuring College- and Career- Readiness
Based on leading research and designed to align with current standards, Reading Inventory gives teachers quantifiable data for forecasting student trajectories. Teachers can easily and effectively differentiate reading instruction to ensure college- and career- readiness for every student.
Leveraging the Lexile Framework, Reading Inventory provides accurate forecasting
- Lexile® Framework
The framework is a scientifically proven tool for simultaneously measuring reading ability and text difficulty.
- Adaptive
The assessment increases text complexity as achievement is demonstrated, providing a reliable measure of proficiency and forecastable growth. - Rich Data
Teachers are given a comprehensive set of performance data that allows them to set achievable goals for each student.
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Review the complete Lexile Framework for Reading Map.
- Foundational Reading Assessment
Designed for Grades K–2, this assessment measures phonological awareness, letter-word recognition, and word-attack skills in a low-pressure, developmentally appropriate manner.
- Reading Comprehension Assessment
Designed for Grades K–12, this assessment measures vocabulary and comprehension proficiency with texts students will encounter both in and out of school.
Student Experience
Low stress, developmentally appropriate assessment tools put the power to succeed in the hands of every learner by allowing educators to accurately assess current proficiency and track possible reading intervention needs.
A low-stress, high-accuracy reading comprehension assessment
The developmentally appropriate design and the ability to skip questions give students a low-stress environment for testing.
Students are tested on text they will encounter both in and out of the classroom to ensure readiness for both college and careers.
To prevent frustration and build on success, the complexity of questions grows as students demonstrate mastery.
Teacher Experience
Smart data provide teachers the ability to accurately and efficiently assess readiness, predict growth, and intervene as needed. Through one central location, teachers now have the power to instantly assess current skill levels while forecasting proficiency trajectories.
Data & reporting provide insights to drive a roadmap for success.
Progress to College and Career Reports allow teachers to track improvement in narrative, functional, and informational text performance over time.
Growth Goals Reports let teachers set annual Lexile® growth reports based on the previous year’s performance.
Instructional Planning Reports allow teachers to provide targeted instruction and intervention based on algorithm-generated group recommendations.
Support for Leaders
District leaders are provided with real-time, high-level data to develop and implement district-wide resource allocation and intervention strategies to ensure learners in every school have access to instruction they need.
Real-time reporting enables data-driven district planning.
The Leadership Dashboard offers a single, central location for all performance data, report notifications, and growth snapshots.
District-Level Reports provide administrators with an instant overview of school and district-wide performance and allow for immediate assistance to struggling schools.
Real-time data overviews offer high-level snapshots of student, school, and district performance growth over time.
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Research & Results
Research-based assessment yielding proven results
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Overview of how HMH® reduces measurement errors in assessment.
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Overview of how HMH assessments support state standards and ensure college readiness
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Overview of the estimated average student growth over a year
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A guide to understanding assessment results
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Supplemental information on Standards for ELA and literacy.
Reading Counts!
HMH Reading Counts!™ provides high-quality quizzes, engaging readers across K-12.
Math Inventory
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Amira
Amira Learning™, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), provides 1:1 reading practice for students in Grades K–3 and administers both an oral reading fluency assessment and a dyslexia screener.
Phonics Inventory
HMH Phonics Inventory® assesses proficiency levels for decoding, sight word recognition, and comprehension.
Literacy Solutions
Literacy Solutions provides professional learning and coaching that helps teachers inspire lifelong learners.
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News & Events
Stay connected to the Reading Inventory community
HMH’s Kristi James shares what ideal literacy engagement in an early childhood classroom would look like and how teachers can realize this goal and promote it outside of their classrooms as well.
Our fall Literacy Leadership Talks featured insightful takeaways from thought leaders Kate Kinsella, Shane Templeton, David and Yvonne Freeman, David Dockterman, and Sheila Valencia. Read them here, and access the recorded webinars.
See what HMH Reading Inventory has in store for your classroom.
See what HMH Reading Inventory has in store for your classroom.