Fluency Prosody includes: pausing, phrasing, stress, intonation, rate. When fluent readers read silently they recognize words automatically, to help them gain meaning from what they read.
| Guided Reading Levels |
Suggested Fluency Rate Spectrum |
| C – D | 20-30 |
| E – I | 30 – 55 |
| J – M | 55-90 |
| N – P | 90 – 110 |
| Q – S | 110 – 120 |
| T – V | 120 – 130 |
| W – Z | 130 + |
6 Dimensions of Fluency
Fluency Passages to practice with and Resources by Grade Level
Fluency Rubric (from Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Systems used in Jordan School District)
Fluency Poster
| 0 Student reads primarily word-by-word with occasional but infrequent or inappropriate phrasing; no smooth or expressive interpretation, irregular pausing, and no attention to author’s meaning or punctuation; no stress or inappropriate stress, and at a slow rate. |
1 Student reads primarily in two-word phrases with some three-and four-word groups and some word-by-word reading; almost no smooth expressive interpretation or pausing guided by author’s meaning and punctuation; almost no stress or inappropriate stress, at a slow rate most of the time. |
2 Student reads primarily in three-or four-word phrase groups; some smooth, expressive interpretation and pausing guided by author’s meaning and punctuation; most appropriate stress at an appropriate rate, with some slowdowns. |
3 Student read primarily in larger, meaningful phrases or word groups; mostly smooth, expressive interpretation and pausing, guided by author’s meaning and punctuation; appropriate stress and at an appropriate rate, with only a few slowdowns. |