Reading Indicators: Fluency

Kindergarten

• K.1.2.1 demonstrates an understanding of concepts of print (e.g., front-to-back, top-to-bottom, left-to-right) and begins to track print.
• K.1.2.2 locates periods, question marks, and exclamation points.
• K.1.2.3 imitates the rhythm of speech in emergent oral reading.

First Grade

• 1.1.2.1 applies concepts of print when reading (e.g., front-to-back, top-to-bottom, left-to-right, capitalization).
• 1.1.2.2 uses punctuation at instructional or independent reading levels while reading.
• 1.1.2.3 reads expressively with appropriate pace, phrasing, intonation, and rhythm of speech with familiar text.
• 1.1.2.4 uses knowledge of sentence structure to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 1.1.2.5 uses a variety of word-recognition strategies (e.g., practicing words in isolation) to read fluently.

Second Grade

• 2.1.2.1 uses knowledge of conventions (e.g., question marks, exclamation points, commas, apostrophes) to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 2.1.2.2 reads expressively with appropriate pace, phrasing, intonation, and rhythm of speech.
• 2.1.2.3 uses knowledge of sentence structure to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 2.1.2.4 uses a variety of word-recognition strategies (e.g., practicing words in isolation, practicing reading words in text) to read fluently.
• 2.1.2.5 begins to adjust reading rate to support comprehension when reading narrative and expository texts.

Third Grade

• 3.1.2.1 uses knowledge of conventions (e.g., question marks, exclamation points, commas, apostrophes, italics, graphics, hyphens) to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 3.1.2.2 reads expressively with appropriate pace, phrasing, intonation, and rhythm of speech.
• 3.1.2.3 uses knowledge of sentence structure to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 3.1.2.4 uses a variety of word-recognition strategies (e.g., practicing words in isolation, practicing reading words in text) to read fluently.
• 3.1.2.5 adjusts reading rate to support comprehension when reading narrative, expository, and technical texts.

Fourth Grade

• 4.1.2.1 uses knowledge of conventions (e.g., question marks, exclamation points, commas, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons, dashes) to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 4.1.2.2 reads expressively with appropriate pace, phrasing, intonation, and rhythm of speech.
• 4.1.2.3 uses knowledge of sentence structure to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 4.1.2.4 uses a variety of word-recognition strategies (e.g., practicing words in isolation, practicing reading words in text, orthographic patterns) to read fluently.
• 4.1.2.5 adjusts reading rate to support comprehension when reading narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts.

Fifth Grade

• 5.1.2.1 uses knowledge of conventions (e.g., question marks, exclamation points, commas, apostrophes, asterisks, ampersands) and text features to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 5.1.2.2 reads expressively with appropriate pace, phrasing, intonation, and rhythm of speech.
• 5.1.2.3 uses knowledge of sentence structure to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 5.1.2.4 uses a variety of word-recognition strategies (e.g., practicing words in isolation, practicing reading words in text, orthographic patterns) to read fluently.
• 5.1.2.5 adjusts reading rate to support comprehension when reading narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts.

Sixth Grade

• 6.1.2.1 uses knowledge of conventions and text features to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 6.1.2.2 reads expressively with appropriate pace, phrasing, intonation, and rhythm of speech.
• 6.1.2.3 uses knowledge of complex sentence structure to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 6.1.2.4 uses a variety of word-recognition strategies (e.g., orthographic patterns, reading and writing text) to read fluently.
• 6.1.2.5 adjusts reading rate to support comprehension when reading narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts.

Seventh Grade

• 7.1.2.1 uses knowledge of conventions and text features to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 7.1.2.2 reads expressively with appropriate pace, phrasing, intonation, and rhythm of speech.
• 7.1.2.3 uses knowledge of complex sentence structure to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 7.1.2.4 uses a variety of word-recognition strategies (e.g., orthographic patterns, reading and writing text) to read fluently.
• 7.1.2.5 adjusts reading rate to support comprehension when reading narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts.

Eighth Grade

• 8.1.2.1 uses knowledge of conventions and text features to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 8.1.2.2 reads expressively with appropriate pace, phrasing, intonation, and rhythm of speech.
• 8.1.2.3 uses knowledge of complex sentence structure to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
• 8.1.2.4 uses a variety of word-recognition strategies (e.g., orthographic patterns, reading and writing text) to read fluently.
• 8.1.2.5 adjusts reading rate to support comprehension when reading narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts

High School

• HS.1.2.1 adjusts reading rate to support comprehension when reading narrative, expository, technical, and persuasive texts.