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Accelerating Student Learning: Monitoring Reading

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Oral Reading Fluency Directions

1. Place the unnumbered passage in front of the student.
2. Place the numbered passage in front of you but shielded so the student cannot see what you record.
3. Say these specific directions to the student for the first passage:
   When I say "begin," start reading aloud at the top of the page.
   Read across the page (DEMONSTRATE).
   Try to read each word. If you come to a word you don’t know, I’ll tell it to you. Be sure to do your best reading. (pause)
4. Say "Begin" and start your stopwatch when the student says the first word. If the student fails to say the first word of the passage after 3 seconds, tell the student the word and mark it as incorrect, then start your stopwatch.
5. Follow along on your copy. Put a slash (/) through words read incorrectly.
6. If a student stops or struggles with a word for 3 seconds, tell the student the word and mark it as incorrect.
7. After 1-minute, place a bracket ( ] ) after the last word and say, "Stop."