Fluency

Title: Woodcock Reading Mastery Test, Third Edition (WRMT-III)

Author: Richard W. Woodcock

Publisher: Pearson.

Publication Date: 1973-2011

Purpose: "Designed to measure reading readiness and reading achievement."

Test Categories: Letter Identification, Phonological Awareness, Rapid Automatic Naming, Word Identification, Word Attack, Listening Comprehension, Passage Comprehension, Oral Reading Fluency, 4 cluster scores: Readiness, Basic Skills, Readiness Comprehension, Total Reading

Population: PK – 12,

Administration: Individually or Group.

Time: Administration (15-45) minutes.

    The Woodcock Reading Mastery Test, Third Edition, consist of nine measures of reading achievement that are individually measured.  The assessment is a norm-referenced assessment that can be conducted in a group or individually.  According to the author of the assessment WRMT-III may be used to plan an instructional intervention for students who have reading problems, assess kindergarten readiness, or to access growth in reading skills.  During the oral reading fluency phase of the assessment requires students to read their passages aloud.  This assessment was designed to update norms, extend error analysis, and the age range downward. 

Title: Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TRPI)

Author: Texas Education Agency

Publisher: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Co., Inc.

Publication Date: 2010

Purpose: Designed to “measure students’ progress in the acquisition of important skills related to early reading.”

Test Categories: Phonemic Awareness, Graphophonemic Knowledge, Word Reading, Listening Comprehension, Reading Accuracy/ Fluency/ and Comprehension.

Population: K-3

Administration: Group

Time: Administration time not reported.

    This teacher-administered assessment of reading for children in kindergarten through third grade is designed to identify children at risk for reading difficulties.  The teacher’s guide states that the TRPI is best when given at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year.  The TRPI is closely linked to the curriculum making this an appealing assessment and tool for educators.  The TRPI is a criterion-referenced instrument with phonic and grammar elements that gradually increase in difficulty with grade level performance.  The assessment facilitates specific instructional needs in the area of Phonemic Awareness (K-1), Graphophpnemic Knowledge (K-3), Word Reading (K-3), Listening Comprehension (K), and Reading Fluency and accuracy (1-3).