Customer Reviews

3-Minute Reading Assessments: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension: Grades 1-4 (Three-minute Reading Assessments)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
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This is a great resource for any classroom teacher. The assessments are user-friendly and help you to quickly pinpoint reading difficulties. Unlike many other assessments, there is a comprehension piece in addition to expression and automaticity. I photocopy kids' results to share with parents; and the assessments are simple enough that parents are able to understand the results and practice specific skills with their child at home.

Why four, not five stars: They're more like five or six minute assessments once you actually write down all your notes. I've used them for awhile, and even with practice am never done in three minutes. I also wish there were more passages for each grade level. Overall though, a great book and one of my more often-used teacher resources.

I got this product in the hopes it would help me finding material for a student of mine with fluency issues. It does. I only wish it had more passages on each level, instead of just one! He isn't progressing that that quickly.

I have used this and the higher level version of this book. They are great, short assesments for reading fluency. A passage with a word count is provided for the instructor, as well as a student page. I prefer to use these for instruction or practice, and use standarized versions for documentation such as Aims Web.

A great way to get a thumbnail view of fluency and comprehension. Quick & easy to use, with good scoring rubrics!

In teaching a course on literacy assessment, I was looking for a concise means to incorporate Running Record and Miscue Analysis. This book enabled me to find a happy middle ground that was highly applicable for my preservice teachers - something they could wrap their heads around and put into practice. Definitely a great starting point for teachers wanting a quick and simple reading assessment. There is also a 3 Minute Reading Assessment for grades 5-8.