Fluency Flashcards
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A teacher notices that a student substitutes words that make sense in context but are not the actual words (e.g., reading 'house' for 'home'). What does this error pattern MOST suggest?
Answer: The student relies heavily on meaning cues and may not be fully decoding
Semantically acceptable substitutions suggest the student uses context but may not be fully attending to letter-by-letter decoding.
According to research on reading fluency development, which practice is LEAST effective for improving WCPM scores?
Answer: Reading a new unfamiliar passage only once each session
Single readings of new passages without repetition provide minimal opportunity to build automaticity with specific words and phrasing.
How does FastBridge use ORF benchmark data at the class level?
Answer: To identify which students need supplemental or intensive reading support
Class-level ORF data allows teachers and support teams to identify students who need additional intervention tiers beyond core instruction.
A third-grade student reads 110 WCPM in the fall. By spring, the student reads 140 WCPM. Which term BEST describes this change?
Answer: Adequate growth
A 30 WCPM gain from fall to spring in third grade reflects expected or adequate growth based on typical norms.
Which of the following statements about the relationship between sight word knowledge and reading fluency is MOST accurate?
Answer: Automatic recognition of high-frequency words contributes significantly to reading rate
Because high-frequency words appear constantly in text, automatic recognition of these words substantially increases reading rate and reduces cognitive load.
A student reads the sentence 'The dog ran quickly' as 'The dog run quickly.' How is this error classified in standard ORF scoring?
Answer: Substitution
Reading 'run' for 'ran' is a substitution error because the student replaced the correct word with a different word.
What is the PRIMARY reason FastBridge ORF probes are administered in a standardized, one-on-one format rather than as a group test?
Answer: One-on-one administration allows the examiner to hear and score individual oral reading accurately
Oral reading fluency must be assessed individually so the examiner can hear every word, mark errors precisely, and follow protocol in real time.