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8th grade Reading with Prosody : Read-Aloud Rubric

CATEGORY 4- Often 3- Sometimes 2- Seldom 1- Never

Focus on Student is very Student seems to be Student seems to be Pretends to read the
reading silently interested in the enjoying and moving reading the story, but story. Mostly looks
story. There's no through the story, but doesn't seem to be around or fiddles with
and to a partner looking around or takes some short very interested. things.
before the flipping through the breaks. Takes a few short
presentation. pages. breaks.

Reads with Student reads story Student reads up to Student reads 50% Student does not read
Prosody with meaningful 90% of the story with or less of the story story with expression.
expression. expression. with expression.

Self-Correction Student tries to self- Student will Student seldom tries Student never tries to
correct if word sometimes try to self- to self-correct if word self-correct if word
doesn't make sense correct if word doesn't doesn't make sense doesn't make sense
or sound right. make sense or sound or sound right. or sound right.
right.

Pays Attention Student pays Student will Student seldom pays Student never pays
to Punctuation attention to sometimes pay attention to attention to
punctuation at the attention to punctuation at the punctuation at the
end of a sentence. punctuation at the end of a sentence. end of a sentence.
end of a sentence.

Reads Smoothly Students reads Student reads Student reads Student does not read
smoothly without smoothly, but with smoothly, but with smoothly and makes
pauses. one or two brief three or more pauses frequent pauses.
pauses per 50 words. per 50 words.

Score:_______ Total points possible: 20

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