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Fluency Rubric Score:_________
1 2
Reads in a quiet voice as
Expression if to get words out. The
reading does not sound
and natural like talking to a
Volume friend.
Reads word by word in a
Phrasing monotone voice.
Frequently hesitates
Smoothness while reading, sounds
out words, and repeats
words or phrases. The
reader makes multiple
attempts to read the
same passage.
Reads slowly and
Pace laboriously.
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3 4
Reads in a quiet voice. Reads with volume and Reads with varied volume
The reading sounds expression. However, and expression. The
natural in part of the sometimes the reader reader sounds like they
text, but the reader slips into expressionless are talking to a friend with
does not always sound
like they are talking to
reading and does not
sound like they are
their voice matching the
interpretation of the
a friend. talking to a friend. passage.
Reads in two or three Reads with a mixture of Reads with good phrasing,
word phrases, not run-ons, mid sentence adhering to punctuation,
adhering to pauses for breath, and stress and intonation.
punctuation, stress and some choppiness.
intonation. There are reasonable
stress and intonation.
Reads with extended Reads with occasional Reads smoothly with
pauses or hesitations. breaks in rhythm. The some breaks, but self-
The reader has many reader has difficulty corrects with difficult
“rough spots”. with specific words words and/or sentence
and/or sentence structures.
structure.
Reads moderately Reads fast and slow Reads at a conversational
slowly. throughout reading. pace throughout the
reading.