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Reading Fluency - Fourth Grade 
Reading Fluency - Second Semester of Third Grade
Fluency Reads
Rubric Code: H92A2X
By FCALions
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Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Reading Fluency
  Needs Improvement

1 pts

Satisfactory

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Expression & Volume

Needs Improvement

Reads with little expression or enthusiasm in voice. Does not read to make text sound like natural language. Tends to read in a quiet voice.
Satisfactory

Some expression. Begins to use voice to make text sound like natural language in some areas of the text, but not others. Focus remains largely on saying the words. Still reads in a quiet voice.
Good

Sounds like natural language throughout the better part of the passage. Occasionally slips into expressionless reading. Voice volume is generally appropriate throughout the text.
Excellent

Reads with good expression and enthusiasm throughout the text. Sounds like natural language. The reader is able to vary expression and volume to match his/her interpretation of the passage.
Phrasing

Needs Improvement

Monotonic with little sense of phrase boundaries, frequent word-by-word reading.
Satisfactory

Frequent two- and three-word phrases giving the impression of choppy reading; improper stress and intonation that fail to mark ends of sentences and clauses.
Good

Mixture of run-ons, mid-sentence pauses for breath, and possibly some choppiness; reasonable stress/intonation.
Excellent

Generally well phrased, mostly in clause and sentence units, with adequate attention to expression.
Smoothness

Needs Improvement

Frequent extended pauses, hesitations, false starts, sound-outs, repetitions, and/or multiple attempts.
Satisfactory

Several “rough spots” in text where extended pauses, hesitations, etc., are more frequent and disruptive.
Good

Occasional breaks in smoothness caused by difficulties with specific words and/or structures.
Excellent

Generally smooth reading with some breaks, but word and structure difficulties are resolved quickly, usually through self-correction.
Pace

Needs Improvement

Slow and laborious.
Satisfactory

Moderately slow.
Good

Uneven mixture of fast and slow reading.
Excellent

Consistently conversational.
Correct Words Per Minute

Needs Improvement

Below 92 words per minute.
Satisfactory

93-105 words per minute.
Good

106-121 words per minute.
Excellent

122 or more words per minute.



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