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Practical Issues In Field Based Testing Of Oral Reading Fluency At Upper Elementary Grades, Luke Duesbery, Jenelle Braun-Monegan Stone, Jacob Werblow, Drew Braun

Faculty Publications - College of Education

In this series of studies, we explore the ideal frequency, duration, and relative effectiveness of measuring oral reading fluency. In study one, a sample of 389 fifth graders read out loud for 1 min and then took a traditional state-level standardized reading test. Results suggest administering three passages and using the median yields the highest predictive validity. Study two compared oral reading fluency rates at 30 and 60 s for 815 elementary and middle school students on the same passage. Results indicate that the 30 s measures yield a comparable score. Study three found relatively similar predictive validity of oral …