Reading fluency rubric

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Reads word-by-word Reads mostly Mixture of Reads in larger

with frequent long
pauses between words
word-by-word but some
two word phrases and
perhaps three- or
four-word phrases
word-by-word reading
and phrased reading
meaningful phrases.
Phraseful reading
with few word-by-word
slow-downs for
problem-solving

No recognition of syntax Inconsistent evidence of Evidence of syntax Full evidence of

syntactic awareness syntactic awareness

Little expressive Little expressive Consistent expressive Expressive interpretation

interpretation interpretation interpretation evident throughout

Very little awareness of Some awareness of Attention to Full attention to

punctuation punctuation punctuation punctuation

Does not reread Some rereading to Rereading to monitor Rereading to monitor

monitor his/her his/her predictions his/her predictions but
predictions may be the reading is generally
present fluent

Extract from Developing early literacy: Assessment and teaching. 2nd Edn. Susan Hill. www.ecpublishing.com.au Susan Hill 20062012