Administer the assessment to individual students. Use the passages to assess fluency, noting rate and accuracy. Use the Fluency Rubric to provide feedback to students.

1. Make one copy of each Student Fluency Assessment Passage that will be used. This can be reused from student to student (see Student Materials).

2. Make a copy of the appropriate passage for each student (see Student Scoring Sheet: Fluency Assessment Passages).

3. Make a copy of the Fluency Rubric for each student (see Student Scoring Sheet: Fluency Rubric).

4. Place the chosen Student Fluency Assessment Passage in front of the student.

5. Say: “When I say ‘begin,’ start reading aloud at the top of this page. Read across the page as fluently as you can [demonstrate by pointing]. Remember to read smoothly, with expression, not too fast, and not too slow. Are there any questions? [Pause.] Begin.”

6. Record observations using the Fluency Annotation Guide and Fluency Passage text on the Student Scoring Sheet.

7. Ask some or all of the suggested (or similar) basic comprehension questions to check for understanding.

8. After listening to an individual student read aloud, score the student’s reading according to the Fluency Rubric. Record ORR on the Fluency Passage sheet.

Additional Materials Needed:

✓ Stopwatch (one for timing student reading of the passage)

✓ Calculator (one for calculating words read correctly per minute)

Use the following scoring guidelines to inform the “smoothly” section of the Fluency Rubric. Listen and watch for them as the student reads.

• Words read correctly (within one second) are scored as correct.

• Self-corrected words are counted as correct.

• Repetitions are counted as correct.

• Examples of dialectical speech are counted as correct.

• Inserted words are ignored.

ORR Calculation:

• Divide the number of words in the passage by the reading time (in seconds).

• Multiply by 60.

WCPM ÷ Reading time x 60 = ORR (center)

Use some or all of the suggested (or similar) comprehension questions. Determine approximate level of comprehension and record on the “Check for Comprehension” section of the Fluency Rubric:

0 = No comprehension – unable to answer questions

1 = Basic comprehension – able to answer all or most questions accurately with some detail

2 = Detailed comprehension – answers all questions accurately with thorough details