My Reading Speed Graph
After each 1-minute read, color the bar up to your words correct. Write the date under it.
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How to do it
- Do a 1-minute timed read.
- Count the words read correctly.
- Color the bar up to that number and write the date.
Teaching tip
Set a goal together that is a little higher than the first read. This sheet is aligned with Common Core RF.3.4.
About this chart
A bar graph for 12 timed reads, up to 160 words correct a minute, with a goal line.
What kids practice
Fluency is reading accurately, at a good pace and with expression, the way people talk. Third graders read longer stories and nonfiction passages, and fluent reading frees up their attention for understanding. Timed one-minute reads track progress, and practice with phrases and end marks builds smooth, expressive reading.
Watch for
- Racing through the words and skipping punctuation.
- Reading word by word in a flat voice.
- Focusing only on speed and not on what the passage says.
It's free to print, as many copies as you need. See the full fluency passages guide for 3rd grade.
More sheets in this set
- See it all
2. How to Read FluentlyHow to do a 1-minute timed read and score it, plus four tips for smooth reading: right words, just right speed, phrases and punctuation. 
3. Timed Reading PassageThird-grade stories and nonfiction passages with running word counts, a score table and three questions.
4. Phrase ReadingEighteen longer phrases, like "in the middle of the night," to read smoothly.
5. Read It with ExpressionSentences and lines of dialogue to read as calm, asking, excited, quiet, sad, scared or angry.