Arkansas Foundations of Reading Exam Fluency

Question 1

Which three components define reading fluency?

Accepted Answer

Accuracy, rate, and prosody

Answer

Reading fluency is defined by reading accurately, at an appropriate rate, and with expressive prosody that reflects meaning.

Question 2

What is the primary reason fluency is important for reading comprehension?

Accepted Answer

Fluency frees cognitive resources so attention can be devoted to meaning-making

Answer

When decoding is automatic and effortless, working memory capacity is freed to focus on comprehending the text's meaning.

Question 3

Which metric is most commonly used to measure oral reading fluency (ORF)?

Accepted Answer

Words correct per minute (WCPM) on grade-level passages

Answer

WCPM, calculated by subtracting errors from total words read in one minute, is the standard ORF measure used in curriculum-based measurement.

Question 4

A student reads with accurate word recognition but in a slow, word-by-word manner with no expression. This reader lacks:

Accepted Answer

Automaticity and prosody

Answer

Although accurate, the student has not achieved automaticity (effortless rate) or prosody (expressive phrasing), both components of fluency.

Question 5

Which instructional practice has the strongest research support for building reading fluency?

Accepted Answer

Repeated oral reading with feedback

Answer

Repeated oral reading with corrective feedback consistently shows significant fluency gains across grade levels in research studies.

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