Reading Fluency and Assessment Concepts

________ refers to the speed, accuracy and inflection of a student's reading. Fluency affects reading comprehension.

Frustration level - students can read and understand less than ______ of reading, even with support.

________ are how well students can read and perform tasks with support.

Instructional level - students can read and understand ______ of reading with support.

Independent level – students can read and understand ______ of the reading on their own.

The key is to provide enough challenge to support student growth without ______ them.

Cloze assessment - words are removed from a passage or reading and students must fill in the blanks. This measures reading comprehension, vocabulary and ______ understanding.

Rubrics should be developed stating lesson goals and reviewed with students prior to ______.

Teachers should model expected performance using examples and ______.

Summative assessment – evaluate skills at the end of a lesson or unit of instruction. Examples are a ______.