PR-6219UK Reading for Success - Book 4
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Fluency<br />
Assessment<br />
<strong>Reading</strong> level calculation<br />
According to Put reading first (2001, p. 29), correct words per minute can be calculated using the <strong>for</strong>mula<br />
explained below.<br />
Materials<br />
• two reading passages at an appropriate level • copy of Fluency graph on page 89<br />
• stopwatch or clock with second hand<br />
1. Select two passages of text.<br />
2. Have a pupil read the passage <strong>for</strong> one minute.<br />
3. Count the number of words the pupil read in one minute.<br />
4. Determine the number of words read incorrectly.<br />
5. Repeat the steps above with the second passage.<br />
6. Determine the average number of words read incorrectly per minute.<br />
7. Subtract the number of errors from the total number of words read to determine the words correct<br />
per minute (WCPM).<br />
8. Repeat this process a few times during the school year to assess each pupil’s progress.<br />
The fluency chart on page 88 can be used as a guideline <strong>for</strong> average fluency goals.<br />
9. Use the graph on page 89 to record pupil progress.<br />
Average fluency goals<br />
• 60 WCPM = end of Year 1 • 114 WCPM = end of Year 3<br />
Viewing sample<br />
Prim-Ed Publishing – www.prim-ed.com 87 <strong>Reading</strong> <strong>for</strong> success
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