New Measure Example
Reading/Language Arts |
Silent vs. Oral Reading |
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| Performance Element | Level 3 | Level 2 | Level 1 |
| Oral Fluency | Reads aloud smoothly and with appropriate expression. | Reads smoothly most of the time. May use finger pointing, rereading, or hesitations as strategies. | Reading contains frequent stops or repetitions. May lose his or her place. |
| Silent Fluency | Reads faster silently than orally. Stays focussed on the text. | Silent and oral reading rate is approximately the same. May lose focus from text or use finger pointing to maintain attention. | Silent reading is slower than oral reading and is distracted easily. May need to read aloud to self to understand. |
| Comprehension | Understands and interprets text with ease. There is no difference between oral and silent reading comprehension. | Can answer literal and objective questions adequately. There may be some discrepancies between oral and silent reading comprehension. | Has difficulty answering even literal questions. There is a notable difference between the comprehension of oral and silent reading. |