The Reading Placement Inventory has been developed to assist parents/guardians in making
educational placement decisions for their child when enrolling her or him in the K12 curriculum.
This is a short assessment that measures a child’s ability to read and understand text. While
this inventory is not an exact measure of your child’s level of reading comprehension, the
results can be used to help guide you in making the decision as to which grade to enroll your
child.
The Reading Placement Inventory, like any other test, is just one source of evidence about a
reader’s level of comprehension. Decisions about reading placement are best made by using
multiple sources of information. To decide on the right program, you should consider information
from other tests your child has taken, reports from teachers, reading group placement, lists of
books your child has read successfully, and, more importantly, your judgment.
Use the information on page 10 of this booklet when making a grade placement decision for
your child.