Reading Fluency Assessment
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Procedures for Assessing Reading Fluency (Accuracy and Rate in CBM/ORF)
Multidimensional Fluency Rubric
Ohio Literacy Alliance -- HS Fluency Assessment Probes
From Reading Level -- Fluency Assessment page
Students who are not at least moderately fluent in reading by 3rd grade are unlikely to graduate from high school (Slavin, Karweit, Wasik, Madden, & Dolan, 1994).
Assessments
MLPP Fluency (including accuracy, automaticity, and prosody)
- Accuracy
- Rate
- Phrasing
- Expression
Procedures for Assessing Reading Fluency (Accuracy and Rate in CBM/ORF)
Multidimensional Fluency Rubric (Rasinski)
Ohio Literacy Alliance -- HS Fluency Assessment Probes
Oral Running Record
- Oral Running Record (ML → TNC M2 → Oral Running Record)
DRA2, Rigby, F&P Benchmark Assessment System - Expression, phrasing, rate, accuracy benchmarks within levels
QRI, Basic Reading Inventory - Accuracy and Words Correct Per Minute calculations
Observation Opportunities
3rd Grade: Creates meaning while reading more and more smoothly; Goal: 80-110 wpm.
2nd Grade: Creates meaning while reading more and more smoothly; Goal: 70-100 wpm.
1st Grade: Creates meaning while reading more and more smoothly; Goal: 30-60 wpm.
Kindergarten: Applies sight words and Fry Instant Fluency Phrases.
Prekindergarten: Pretends to read using some of the language from the text; describes action and uses pictures to order events.
Multidimensional Fluency Rubric
Ohio Literacy Alliance -- HS Fluency Assessment Probes
From Reading Level -- Fluency Assessment page
Students who are not at least moderately fluent in reading by 3rd grade are unlikely to graduate from high school (Slavin, Karweit, Wasik, Madden, & Dolan, 1994).
Assessments
MLPP Fluency (including accuracy, automaticity, and prosody)
- Accuracy
- Rate
- Phrasing
- Expression
Procedures for Assessing Reading Fluency (Accuracy and Rate in CBM/ORF)
Multidimensional Fluency Rubric (Rasinski)
Ohio Literacy Alliance -- HS Fluency Assessment Probes
Oral Running Record
- Oral Running Record (ML → TNC M2 → Oral Running Record)
DRA2, Rigby, F&P Benchmark Assessment System - Expression, phrasing, rate, accuracy benchmarks within levels
QRI, Basic Reading Inventory - Accuracy and Words Correct Per Minute calculations
Observation Opportunities
- During conferring
- During guided reading
- Listen in during pair-and-share
3rd Grade: Creates meaning while reading more and more smoothly; Goal: 80-110 wpm.
2nd Grade: Creates meaning while reading more and more smoothly; Goal: 70-100 wpm.
1st Grade: Creates meaning while reading more and more smoothly; Goal: 30-60 wpm.
Kindergarten: Applies sight words and Fry Instant Fluency Phrases.
Prekindergarten: Pretends to read using some of the language from the text; describes action and uses pictures to order events.