ORAL READING FLUENCY (ORF)
In 2006, Jan Hasbrouck and Gerald Tindal completed an extensive study of oral reading fluency. The results of their study were published in a technical report entitled Oral Reading Fluency: 90 Years of Measurement, archived in The Reading Teacher: Oral reading fluency norms: A valuable assessment tool for reading teachers.
In 2017, Hasbrouck and Tindal published an Update of Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) Norms, compiled from three widely-used and commercially available ORF assessments (DIBELS, DIBELS Next, and easy CBM), and representing a far larger number of scores than the previous assessments.
To read the full article on Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) Norm please head the Reading Rocket Website and read Fluency Norms Chart (2017 Update) and Understanding and Assessing Fluency by Jan Hasbrouck
The table in the photo shows the mean oral reading fluency of students in grades 1 through 6, as determined by Hasbrouck’s and Tindal’s 2017 data.
Download Chart 2017 Hasbrouck & Tindal Oral Reading Norms
We also recommend reading Five from Five’s Assessing Fluency article which explains things in a nice clear manner.
This document was created by Sharon Scurr founder of the deb in August 2021