Fluency Assessments
One way to assess your students' fluency is through diagnostic tests. Diagnostic tests, which are norm-referenced and standardized, are given to students who show signs of reading difficulty. There are a number of diagnostic tests that measure fluency by calculating rate and/or accuracy. They include the following:
1. Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test- This is levels four and up measuring rate.
2. Gray Oral Reading Tests- This test focuses on oral accuracy and speed, and results in oral reading quotient.
3. Gilmore Oral Reading Test- This test measures reading rate separately from comprehension.
4. The Durrell Analysis of Reading Difficulty- This test assesses oral fluency by counting the oral reading miscues. Rate is not measured.
5. Diagnostic Reading Scales- The test assesses oral fluency by counting the oral miscues. Rate is also measured.
6. Woodcock Reading Mastery Test- The three subskills of fluency measured in this test are word identification, word attack, and passage comprehension. Rate is not measured.
7. Testing of Reading Fluency (TORF) - The student is timed as they read for one minute, and the teacher calculates the number of words read correctly. The score is the average of three readings.
8. AIMS Standard Reading Assessment Passages (RAPs)- Teachers can use this assessment with grade leveled passages to assess students' oral reading fluency. RAPs is field-tested and validated. Internet-based software allows teachers to collect and report data.
1. Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test- This is levels four and up measuring rate.
2. Gray Oral Reading Tests- This test focuses on oral accuracy and speed, and results in oral reading quotient.
3. Gilmore Oral Reading Test- This test measures reading rate separately from comprehension.
4. The Durrell Analysis of Reading Difficulty- This test assesses oral fluency by counting the oral reading miscues. Rate is not measured.
5. Diagnostic Reading Scales- The test assesses oral fluency by counting the oral miscues. Rate is also measured.
6. Woodcock Reading Mastery Test- The three subskills of fluency measured in this test are word identification, word attack, and passage comprehension. Rate is not measured.
7. Testing of Reading Fluency (TORF) - The student is timed as they read for one minute, and the teacher calculates the number of words read correctly. The score is the average of three readings.
8. AIMS Standard Reading Assessment Passages (RAPs)- Teachers can use this assessment with grade leveled passages to assess students' oral reading fluency. RAPs is field-tested and validated. Internet-based software allows teachers to collect and report data.