DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency Passages for First through Third ...

Table 3
Readability Estimates and Recommended use for Second Grade Benchmark DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency Passages
Passage Use Average Dale-Chall Flesch FOG Powers* SMOG FORCAST Fry Spache TASA DRP
Benchmark 1
Mom’s New Job DG2B1.1 -0.6 4.2 2.6 5.9 4.1 6.8 7.6 3.1 2.4 46
My handprints DG2B1.2 0.0 5.1 2.7 5.0 4.2 6.0 8.0 3.1 2.6 48
Meals on Wheels DG2B1.3 0.7 4.7 3.6 6.0 4.4 7.2 8.2 4.1 2.7 48
Mean Benchmark 1 0.0 4.7 3.0 5.6 4.2 6.7 7.9 3.4 2.6 47.3
Benchmark 2
Riding the roller coaster DG2B2.1 -0.5 4.6 3.1 5.0 4.1 4.2 7.7 3.8 2.6 46
Moving Day DG2B2.2 -0.1 4.5 3.0 5.8 4.1 6.6 7.4 3.8 2.7 45
Stars of the sea DG2B2.3 0.7 5.6 3.7 5.3 4.4 5.4 8.6 4.4 2.6 49
Mean Benchmark 2 0.1 4.9 3.3 5.4 4.2 5.4 7.9 4.0 2.6 46.7
Benchmark 3
If I Had a Robot DG2B3.1 -0.8 5.2 2.1 4.6 4.0 5.8 7.7 2.8 2.5 43
My Grandpa Snores DG2B3.2 -0.1 4.8 3.1 4.6 4.2 4.7 8.3 3.7 2.6 49
My Drift Bottle DG2B3.3 0.5 4.6 3.9 5.5 4.4 5.7 8.6 4.5 2.7 46
Mean Benchmark 3 -0.1 4.9 3.0 4.9 4.2 5.4 8.2 3.7 2.6 46.0
Mean All Benchmark 0.0 4.8 3.1 5.3 4.2 5.8 8.0 3.7 2.6 46.7