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1. PallSlnc Pausing refers to the way the reader's voice is guided by punctuation (for example, short breath at a comma; full stop with voice going t
down at periods and up at question marks; full stop at dashes).
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punctuation or meaning of
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punctuation and meaning of
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Needs intensive teaching and/or
text not apprapriatr!
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Needs explicit teaching.
prompting and reinfordng
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some prompting and
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to reflect punctuation and
Jmeaning of the text
Teaching not needed
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L Phrasla& Phrasing refers to the way readers put words together in groups to represe
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No evidence of appropriate Some evidence of appropriate Mp\~ the reading evidences ' Almost all the reading is
phrasing during the reading phrasing during the reading ap r priate phrasing. appropriately phrased. ~C
Needs intensive teaching and/ or Needs explicit teaching. Nee,~e prompting and Teaching not needed -t:,
text not appropriate prompting and reinforcing reinfor · .,,
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Stress refers to the emphasis readers place on particular words (louder tone) t o ~ +ha me•n;n{as speakers would do in oral
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Almost no stress on appropriate
words to reflect the meaning of
the text
Needs intensive teaching and/or
Some stress on appropriate
words to reflect the meaning of
the text
Needs explidt teaching,
I~ r f the reading evidenc~
on appropriate words to
ect the meaning of the text.
ds some prompting and
Almost all of the reading is
characterised by stress on
appropriate words to reflect the
meaning of the text.
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text not appropriate prompting and reinfordng s~ng Teaching not needed ~
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4. llltoulioll Intonation refers to the way the reader varies the voice in tone, pitch and~ e . .tQ refleertli; meaning of the text-sometimes called
expression.

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Almost no variation in voice Most of the reading evidences Almost all of the reading
or tone (pitch) to reflect the itch) to reflect variation in voice or tone (pitch) evidences variation in voice
meaning of the text the text to reflect the meaning of the or tone (pitch) to reflect the
Needs intensive teaching and/ or teaching, text. meaning of the text.
text nat appropriate reinforcing Needs some prompting and Teaching not needed

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s. bte Rate refers to the pace at which a reader moves through the text-not too fast and not too slow. The reader moves along
steadily with few slow-downs, stops or pauses to solve words. If the reader has only a few short pauses for word solving and
picks up the pace again, look at the overall rate.

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Almost no evide nce of Some evidence of appropriate Most of the reading evidences
appropriate rate during the rate during the reading appropriate rate. ;i;;;~~- ~""'rate.
eviden s appropriate
reading Needs explicit teaching, Needs same prompting and Teachin not needed )
Needs intensive teaching and/or prompting and reinfordng reinfordng
text not appropriate
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&. lategntioll Integration involves the way a reade r consistently and evenly orchestrates rate, phrasing, pausing, intonation and stress.

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Almost none of the reading is
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Some of the reading is fluent
Needs explicit teaching,
prompting and reinforcing
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prompting and
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Teaching not needed
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Needs intensive teaching and/or

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Needs explidt teaching, ~ ~ m e prom~ynd Teaching not net.>ckd

Needs intensive teaching and/or
text not appropriate prompting and reinforcing rang

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 Assessing Fluency and Phrasing
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down at perio ds and up at the w~ the reader's voice guided
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question marks; full stop atisdash es).
by punctuation (for example, short
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Needs intensive teaching and/ o the text appropriate pausing to reflect Almost all the reading is
characterised by pausing
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the punctuation and meaning
text not appropriate of the text to reflect punctuation and ~
~rom ptin g and reinfo r · g
Needs some prompting and
reinfordng
meaning of the text
Teach ing not needed .
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2. Plnslll& Phrasi~g refers to the

OJed by punctuation such as comm
way readers put words together
in groups to represent the meaningfu
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No evidence of appropriate 2 /
phrasing during the reading Som e evidence of appropriate 3 '\ E
Much of the reading evidences
Needs intensive teaching and/ or phrasing during the reading
Needs explicit teaching,
appropriate phrasing.
ropriately phrased.
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text not appropriate
prom pting and reinfordng
Needs some prompting and
reinforcing
l( ching not needed 1
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3. Stress Stress refers to the emph
language. asis readers place on particular word
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as speakers w-;;;:;ld do in oral ;;-
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Almost no stress on appropriate 2
Som e stress on appropriate -~ ::,
word s to reflect the mean ing of Most of the reading evidences ,2
words to reflect the meaning of
the text
Needs intensive teaching and/ or
the text stress on appropriate words to
reflect the meaning of the text. cterised by stress on
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text not appropriate
Needs explicit teaching,
Needs some prompting and iate words to reflect t e i
prom pting and reinfordng g of the text. ~
reinfordng 0

4. IIIIDllatioll g not needed 0

Intonation refers to the way the reade N
expression. r varies the voice in tone, pitch and Q
volume to reflect the meaning of the ___ etim es called
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Almost no variation in voice / 2
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or tone (pitch) to reflect the voice or tone (pitch) to reflect Almost all of the reading co
mean ing of the text ariation in voice or tone (p ch) ~
the meaning of the text evidences variation in voice
Needs intensive teaching and/ or to reflect the meaning of t C: 00
Needs explicit teach ing, or tone (pitch) to reflect the QJ C:
text not appropriate prom pting and reinfordng
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Needs some prom pting, and 00..C :
Teaching not needed

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reinfordng
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5 Rate Rate refer s to the pace ..... ~

at whic h a read er mov es thro ugh

~ead ily with few slow -dow ns, the text-=-n ot too fast and not too
stop s or paus es to solv e word s. slow . The read er mov es alon g
pick s up the pace agai n, look If the read er has only a few shor
at the over all rate. t paus es for word solvi ng and

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Almost no evidence of
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Som e evidence of appropriate
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appr opria te rate during the JG,ost of ~he reading evid e:/ Almost all of the reading
rate during the reading I appropnate rate.
reading Needs expli dt teaching, evidences appropriate rate.
Needs intensive teaching and/ or Needs some prom pting and
prom pting and reinfo rdng Teaching not needed
text not appropriate tdng /

5. lntepatioll Integration involves the way a reade

r consistently and evenly orchestrate
s rate, phrasing, pausing, intonation
and stress.
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Almost none of the reading is Som e of the reading is fluen t Most of the reading is fluen t
ftuent.
Needs intensive teach ing and/ or
Needs explicit teaching,
prom pting and reinfo rd ng
Needs some prompting and I ~t
reinfo rd ng ng not needed
text not appro priate

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on one aspe ct at a time but give your
overall impression. - __./

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Needs intensive teaching and/ or
text not appropriate
Needs explid t teaching,
prom pting and reinforcing
Needs some prom pting and
reinfordng
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Teach ing not needed
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L ,__. Pausing refers 10 the way the reade(s voice is suided by punctuation (!or example, short breath
at a comma; full stop with voice going
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down at periods and up at question marks; lull stop at dashes).
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pundUation or meaning of ~ and meanin of appropriate pausing to reflect CNraderised by pausing
the text the punctuation and meaning to reflect punctuation and
Needs ll'Jler)SNe
text not oppropriore
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Needs e,cpliat teaching,
, prompting and remforcing
of the text.
Needs some promptmg and
meaning of the text.
Teaching not needed
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2. Plnsilic Phrasing refers to the way readels
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Much of the reading evidences
appropriate phrasing.
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Almost all the reading is
appropriately phrased.
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Needs WllelSNe teac:Jung and/or explicit teaching. Needs some prompbilg and Teaching not needed 0::
text not appropriate ~ pDng and reinford reinforong ::,
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language.
refers to the emphasis reade~ce oru,{rticular words (louder tone) to reflect the meaning IS
speaketS would do in oral .,,"
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words to reflect the meaning of
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words to reflect the meaning of stress on appropnate word o
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characterised by stress on
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the text the text ~the meaning of the ext appropriate words to reflect the
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some prompting 'd meaning of the text 0
text nor appropnote ~pting and remfordng rdng Teaching not needed ~
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4.. IIINllioe Intonation refers to the way the reader varies the voice in tone, pitch and
volume to reflect the meaning of the text-sometimes called
expieswn.

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Almost no variation in voice ~me evi~nce of variatio~
or tone (pitch) to reflect the
Most of the reading evidences Almost all of the reading "'C,
~oice or tone (pitch) to reflect) variation in voice or tone (pitch) evidences variation in voice C bO
meaning of the text he meaning of the text to reflect the meaning of the a.,
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or tone (pitch) to reflect the
Needs lfltensive teaching and/or
~ i c i t teaching. text meaning of the text a: ~
tl?xt not appropriate p g and reinfard' Y Needs some prompting and bO..C
Teaching not needed co..
reinfordng

s. Rite Rate refers to the pace at which a reader moves through the text-not too fast and not too slow.
The reader moves along
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steadily with few slow-downs, stops or pauses to solve words. If the reader has only a few short pauses
for word solving and
picks up the pace again, look at the overall rate.
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Almost no evidence of
appropriate rate during the
reading
rate during the reading
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Some evidence of appropriate
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appropnate rate.
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Almost all of the reading
evidences appropriate rate.
Needs explicit teaching, Needs some prompting and
Needs ,nfensive teaching and/or Teaching not needed
prompting and reinfordng
text not appropriate \ .fordng

L lllltpllilll Integration involves the way a reader consistently and evenly o r c h

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~ a sing, pausing, intonation and stress.
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Almost none of the reading is Some of the reading is fluent
fluent Almost all of the reading Is
Needs explicit teoching, '!eds some prompllng and
Needs ,ntensr,,e teaching and/or fluent
prompting ond reinforcing
text not appropriate re t n g Teaching not needed

~ l'rllldpla hr blilc Try to focus on one aspect at a time but give your overall impression.

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Needs Klrensr.oe teaching and/or
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text not appropriate
Needs explicit teaching,
prompting and reinforcing
Needs some prompting and
reinfordng
( eodl,ng not needed
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