Reading Fluency

What is the best definition of reading fluency?

• A person's skills in reading silently

• A person's ability to read aloud

• A person's ability to read texts

• A person's ability to read texts quickly, accurately and with appropriate expression

How many sub-categories of reading fluency are there?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Answer explanation

There are 3 sub-categories: reading rate, accuracy & prosody.

People generally read faster silently than out loud.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

For adults the average silent reading rate of fiction texts is 260 words whereas the average oral reading rate is 183 words.

Which is the best definition for reading rate?

• The rate at which a person can say words

• The speed of word identification by a person

• The rate at which a person can write words

• The speed of writing words

Answer explanation

Reading rate, a component of fluency, does not refer to writing. Moreover, it is not just about speaking. Therefore, the only possible correct response is the speed of word identification by a person.

Reading (a)   refers to the ability of a person to read words correctly.​

• accuracy
• rate
• prosody
• phrasing

Answer explanation

Reading rate refers to how many words are read correctly in a minute.

Prosody refers to how we express when we read.

Phrasing relates to how we group words when we read.

Language is first developed (a)   rather than from the ​ (b)   form. English has been developed from ​ (c)   other languages. People with different​ (d)   pronounce words differently.

• written
• orally
• many
• accents
• few
• opinions

Automaticity occurs when:

• You can guess words

• You comprehend a text

• You don't have to think about sounding out/ breaking words into individual parts

• You predict the next word in a sentence

Answer explanation

Automaticity means to read words automatically. To do so, a person can accurately and efficiently decode. It is not about guessing or predicting. Comprehending a text is a product of reading a text, so automaticity will support greater comprehension.

Match the reading accuracy level to its corresponding percentage.

• < 90

• Independent

• 90 - 96%

• Instructional

• greater than or equal to 97%

• Frustration

We measure reading rate by working out...

• The total amount of words read

• The total amount of words read per minute

• The words read correctly

• The words read correctly per minute

Answer explanation

WCPM = words correct per minute

Prosody refers to​ (a)   words are said

• how
• why
• what
• when

Answer explanation

Prosody is the act of applying oral expression. There are many elements that contribute to prosody: phrasing, emphasis, volume, intonation, etc.