You Have Listened to a Child Read for One Minute

question 22

Multiple Choice

You have listened to a child read for one minute in order to assess his reading fluency with a 105-word text passage. You noted 4 miscues. What is his estimated reading rate?

• A) 26 correct words per minute
• B) 101 correct words per minute
• C) 109 correct words per minute
• D) 420 correct words per minute

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