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Fluency Rubric

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  • Very little fluency
  • All word-by-word reading with some long pauses between words
  • Almost no recognition of syntax or phrasing (interpretation)
  • Very little evidence of awareness of punctuation
  • Some word groupings awkward
  • Mostly word-by-word reading, but some 2-word phrasing and even a couple of 3 or 4-word phrases (expressive interpretation)
  • Evidence of awareness  of syntax and punctuation, although not consistent
  • Rereading for problem solving may be present
  • A mixture of word-by-word reading and fluent, phrased reading (expressive interpretation)
  • Evidence of attention to punctuation and syntax
  • Rereading for problem solving may be present
  • Reads primarily in larger, meaningful phrases
  • Fluent, phrased reading with a few word-by-word slowdowns for problem solving
  • Expressive interpretation is evident at places throughout the reading
  • Attention to punctuation and syntax
  • Rereading for problem solving may be present, but is generally fluent

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