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DC 28: Reading Fluency 
DC 28: Reading Fluency
SLO Description: Students will apply their knowledge in phonics, syllabication, and word parts to achieve fluent oral and silent reading. Rubric Source: Adapted from “Training Teachers to Attend to Their Students’ Oral Reading Fluency,” by J. Zutell and T. V. Rasinski, 1991, Theory Into Practice, 30, pp. 211-217.
Rubric Code: P33X72
By kujaabi
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Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Below Average

1 pts

Average

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Expression & Volume

Below Average

Reads with little expression or enthusiasm in voice. Reads words as if simply to get them out. Little sense of trying to make text sound like natural language. Tends to read in a quiet voice.
Average

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

Below Average

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

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, Automaticity, Accuracy

Below Average

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

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 / Flow

Below Average

Slow and laborious. (Indicate words read correctly per minute.)
Average

Moderately slow. (Indicate words read correctly per minute.)
Good

Uneven mixture of fast and slow reading. (Indicate words read correctly per minute.)
Excellent

Consistently conversational. (Indicate words read correctly per minute.)
Reading Rate

Below Average

4 or more points below Reading Norm. Based on Target Rate Norms for Levels 1 (beginning) to 6 (advanced):
Level 1: 80 WCPM
Level 2: 90 WCPM
Level 3: 110 WCPM
Level 4: 140 WCPM
Level 5: 150 WCPM
Level 6: 180 WCPM
Average

2-3 points below Reading Norm. Based on Target Rate Norms for Levels 1 (beginning) to 6 (advanced):
Level 1: 80 WCPM
Level 2: 90 WCPM
Level 3: 110 WCPM
Level 4: 140 WCPM
Level 5: 150 WCPM
Level 6: 180 WCPM
Good

At Reading Norm. Based on Target Rate Norms for Levels 1 (beginning) to 6 (advanced):
Level 1: 80 WCPM
Level 2: 90 WCPM
Level 3: 110 WCPM
Level 4: 140 WCPM
Level 5: 150 WCPM
Level 6: 180 WCPM
Excellent

Above Reading Norm. Based on Target Rate Norms for Levels 1 (beginning) to 6 (advanced):
Level 1: 80 WCPM
Level 2: 90 WCPM
Level 3: 110 WCPM
Level 4: 140 WCPM
Level 5: 150 WCPM
Level 6: 180 WCPM



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  • phonics, syllabication, word parts, fluent, oral, silent, reading

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