Reading Rate and Fluency Final Project Scoring Guide

Criteria

4

3

2

1

Accuracy of pronunciation

Pronunciation of both texts is flawless

A few errors in both texts’ pronunciation that do not interfere with listeners’ comprehension or enjoyment

Some errors in both texts’ pronunciation that interfere with listeners’ comprehension or enjoyment

Multiple errors in both texts’ pronunciation that interferes with the listeners’ comprehension or enjoyment

Appropriate expression and volume for texts

Emotions, volume, and tone match both texts’ purpose

Student does not show evidence of one of the three (emotions, volume, and tone)

Student does not show evidence of two of the three (emotions, volume, and tone)

Very little emotion, volume, or tone is expressed in both texts

Variety of rate

Rate adjusts to both texts’ genre and purpose

Student’s rate occasionally falters or speeds up inappropriately for the genre and purpose

Little variation in rate between two texts or reader adjusts rate well for one text but not both

Rate is much too fast or too slow the majority of the time

Phrasing with attention to author’s punctuation and meaning

Reads both texts in large phrases with attention to author’s punctuation and meaning

Reads both texts with occasional errors in phrasing

Frequent errors in phrasing in both texts

Word by word reading with little or no author’s punctuation and meaning