Pearson - Versant for Schools - Oral Reading Fluency: Test Details

Versant for Schools

Oral Reading Fluency

Test Details

	Benchmark test	Progress Monitor test
Purpose	This test is used to evaluate rates of progress of oral reading ability at three key points during the school year for children in grades 1-8.	This test is used to frequently track oral reading ability for children in grades 1-8.
Test Content
Skills tested	Reading fluency - English	Reading fluency - English
Duration of test	4-5 minutes	1-2 minutes
Number of questions	3 reading passages	1 reading passage
Areas covered in the test	Reading Rate (RR) Reading Accuracy (RA) Phrasing & Expressiveness (P&E)	Reading Rate (RR) Reading Accuracy (RA) Phrasing & Expressiveness (P&E)
Test Scoring
Score precision	RR: words correct per minute RA: percentage of words correct P&E: one of 4 reading levels	RR: words correct per minute RA: percentage of words correct P&E: one of 4 reading levels
Diagnostic scores
Suggestions for improvement
Detailed explanation of reading capabilities
Test Security
Secure capture and storage of test-taker responses
Password protected access to test scores for authorized users
Access to comparison score groups at the school, district, state, and national levels
Test Delivery & Administration
Available languages for test instructions	English	English
Delivery over telephone	Tests initiated on the computer by teacher and delivered over the telephone to student. Learn more...

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