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View the results of the updated 2017 study on oral reading fluency (ORF) by Jan Hasbrouck and Gerald Tindal, with compiled ORF norms for grades 1-6. You’ll also find an analysis of how the 2017 norms differ from the 2006 norms.
- Fluent, Automatic Reading of Text
Beginning readers must apply their decoding skills to...
- Fluency: Instructional Guidelines and Student Activities
In tape-assisted reading, students read along in their books...
- An Introduction
Fluency develops gradually over time and through practice....
- A Fundamental Foundational Skill
Before Reading. Display a PowerPoint of the repeated reading...
- Jan Hasbrouck
An accessible resource to help teachers understand the...
- Role of Speech-Language Pathologists
Literacy is an essential prerequisite to students’ academic...
- Connecting With Your Child's School
Strong home-to-school connections are one of the best ways...
- Summer Reading and Learning
On average, economically disadvantaged students lose more...
- Fluent, Automatic Reading of Text
When your average reading speed is right, you read fluently with comprehension. Discover the average reading rates by age and grade level.
To determine if a student has reached grade-level benchmarks for fluency, use a norm-referenced set of fluency scores. Provided by an assessment company: Published assessments for measuring oral reading fluency typically provide grade level benchmark norms for beginning, middle and end of year.
Use the rate recommendations from the table with the Fluency Practice Passages and Fluency Timed Reading assessments to help determine whether students are making progress toward or nearing grade-level standards for oral reading fluency.
Three charts are provided for one-‐minute timed readings. Select the chart that is most appropriate for each student based on the student’s typical reading rate: ∼ 0 – 50+ words correct per minute ∼ 20 – 100+ words correct per minute ∼ 65 – 150+ words correct per minute.
NATIONAL ORAL READING FLUENCY NORMS Hasbrouck & Tindal (2006) Grade Fall wcpm Winter wcpm Spring wcpm 1 23 53 2 51 72 89 3 71 92 107 NATIONAL ORF NORMS 50 th Percentiles Hasbrouck & Tindal (2006) 4 94 112 123 5 110 127 139 6 127 140 150 7 128 136 150 8 133 146 151 GREEN zone 10or more to -4 YELLOW Zone -5 to -10 RED Zone > 10 below. Title:
This handy reference card provides the simple to follow calculations to measure accuracy and automaticity (sometimes called rate) for students in first through sixth grades. Print and keep this chart on hand for easy reference to calculate Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM) against national norms, and then calculate accuracy.
