Criteria Does this – high standard
Flowed fast or slow depending on the text.
Comfortable speaking – paused where
Fluency appropriate(punctuation). Conveyed the
author’s meaning clearly in text.
Speaks clearly and distinctly at all time and
mispronounces no words. Volume is loud
Volume enough to be heard by audience. Varies
volume for expression and when
appropriate in the text.
Self-corrections become faster and closer to
Self-correcting
the point of minimal error.
and monitoring
Changes voice tone and pitch to emphasise
Expression important content.
Does this
Reading flowed, though often paused
unnecessarily. Conveyed the author’s
meaning in some areas of the text.
Speaks clearly and distinctly all the
time though mispronounces 1-2
words. Volume is loud enough. Varies
volume often for expression and
when appropriate in the text
The student stops reading, searches
for information and self-correct both
out loud and in his head before
reading.
Uneven emphasis given to important
content.
Beginning to see
Stops now and then to sound-out a
word. Reading is sometimes halted –
sometimes does not pause when
appropriate.
Speaks clearly and distinctly most of
the time. Mispronounces a few words.
Volume is heard by a few audience
members. Starting to vary expression
when appropriate in the text.
The student stops reading, searches
for information that he uses to make
an exact match to what is written in
the text out loud.
Minimal change of voice to express
important content.
Not yet displayed
Choppy, needed to stop and figure o
words. Limited confidence. Hard to
follow with many stops.
Mumbles or mispronounces a few
words. Volume often too soft to be
heard by all members. Does not va
expression when reading aloud.
Students stops reading to self-corre
frequently out loud.
Speech is monotone with little chang
pace or voice.
 Reading aloud rubric - Year six- T3, 2020
Literacy rotations – guided reading
Objective; Students displayed the reading focus; fluency, volume, reading performance, expression and presentation when reading aloud.
Task description; By the end of the term, the students have displayed each of these specific reading criteria.

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