Big Top Fluency Practice SheetOral Reading Fluency Under the Big Top with Dad Level: Grade 3 Student: Date: Goal: WCPM Directions: Read the story aloud for exactly one minute. Mark any reading errors. Record your daily words and calculate your final Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM) in the tracker below. Story Passage Word Count Sometimes the circus is called the big top. If you have been to 13 the big top, you probably saw acrobats. Maybe you watched performers do tricks 26 on a bike. Or maybe you saw someone walk up in the air along 40 a high wire. Did you know that many big top performers are family 53 members? 54 The Silvas are a circus family. Victor Silva is ten. He has been 67 doing tricks under the big top since he was six. His father, 79 mother, and brother are in the circus, too. They have been a 91 circus family for a long time. Even his great, great, great grandfather 103 was a circus performer! 107 Anton Silva is Victor’s father. He is also Victor’s teacher. Anton’s 118 plan is to teach his son everything he knows. Anton began teaching 130 Victor when he was just a baby. He let little Victor play 142 with a ball. He showed Victor how to balance the ball on 154 his hand. He asked Victor to toss and catch it. Soon Victor got 167 good at these skills. So Anton handed Victor two balls. Victor learned to 180 juggle the balls. Now, Victor can juggle four balls. But that’s not 193 all! Victor juggles them while walking up high on a tightrope. For safety, 206 there is a net below the tightrope. 212 Victor enjoys performing with his family. He gets to perform all over 224 the world. Right now, Victor is practicing to do a juggling act 236 with his father Anton. He loves being under the big top with 248 his dad! 250 Weekly Progress Tracker Tuesday – Friday Day Date Time Words Read Errors WCPM Tuesday 1:00 Wednesday 1:00 Thursday 1:00 Friday 1:00 Notes / Comments: Practice Makes Perfect!
Whispering Tree Fluency Practice SheetOral Reading Fluency The Secret of the Whispering Tree Level: Grade 3 Student: Date: Goal: WCPM Directions: Read the story aloud for exactly one minute. Mark any reading errors. Record your daily words and calculate your final Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM) in the tracker below. Story Passage Word Count Deep in the heart of the forest stood an ancient whispering 11 tree. No one knew why it made soft, humming sounds when 22 the wind blew. Some kids said it was magic. Others thought 33 it was just the wind in the hollow branches. Leo 43 decided to find out the truth. 50 He packed a small notebook, a flashlight, and some sweet 60 apple slices. He walked slowly along the dusty path, listening 70 to the birds chirp above. When he reached the giant tree, 81 the humming grew louder. It sounded almost like a secret 91 lullaby. 93 Leo sat down on a mossy root and waited. Suddenly, 103 a little red squirrel popped its head out of a tiny 114 hole in the trunk. The squirrel had a shiny brass key 125 in its mouth! It dropped the key right into Leo's 135 open hand. Then, the squirrel chirped and ran back inside. 145 Leo looked at the key. He wondered what door or 155 treasure box it would open. 160 He noticed a small wooden box hidden deep inside the 170 roots. He placed the shiny key into the lock. With 180 a soft click, the box opened. Inside, there was a 190 beautiful silver compass. Underneath the compass was a tiny note 200 that said, 'Adventure awaits those who listen closely!' Leo smiled 210 and held his new compass tight. He knew his forest 220 journeys were just beginning. 225 Weekly Progress Tracker Tuesday – Friday Day Date Time Words Read Errors
Kates Test Fluency Practice SheetOral Reading Fluency Kate’s Test Level: Grade 3 Student: Date: Goal: WCPM Directions: Read the story aloud for exactly one minute. Record your daily words read in the simplified tracker below. Story Passage Word Count Mrs. Lane stood in front of her third grade class. “It’s time for 13 lunch and recess,” she said. “Remember, you have a language arts test 25 when you come back to class. On the first part, you will divide words 39 into syllables. Then I will ask you for one written paragraph about the 52 theme of the story we read this week.” 60 Kate slumped in her chair and groaned. “I totally forgot about 71 the language arts test.” 75 Kate’s best friend Grace raised her eyebrows. “Did you study at 86 all?” she asked. 89 “Not even a little bit,” said Kate with a sigh. “I stayed up late 103 reading. I could have been studying.” 109 “I have a great idea,” said Cole in an upbeat tone. “Sit with us at 124 lunch. We’ll help you study.” 129 Grace chimed in, “We’ll help you study at recess, too!” 139 “Thanks, guys. That’s so nice of you!” said Kate. 148 So Kate, Grace, and Cole studied how to divide words into 159 syllables as they ate. Then while the other kids played at recess, they 172 talked about the story they read in class. Soon the recess bell rang. It 186 was time for the test! 191 “I hope that was enough studying,” said Kate with a worried look. 203 “You’ve got this!” said Cole. 208 “Yeah, I’m sure you can do it,” said Grace. 217 “There’s one thing I know for sure,” said Kate. “I will never 229 forget to study for a test again!” 236 Weekly Progress Tracker Tuesday – Friday Day Time Words Read Tuesday 1:00 Wednesday
Loch Ness Fluency Practice SheetOral Reading Fluency Is the Monster Real Level: Grade 3 Student: Date: Goal: WCPM Directions: Read the story aloud for exactly one minute. Mark any reading errors. Record your daily words and calculate your final Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM) in the tracker below. Story Passage Word Count Loch Ness is a lake in Scotland. It lies in a valley called 13 Great Glen. The lake was formed by ice about 10,000 years ago. 25 It is long and deep, but not very wide. Many people visit 37 Loch Ness. Scientists also study it. That is because Loch Ness has 49 a mystery. 51 People have always told stories about Loch Ness. In 1933, a man 63 and a woman were going for a ride by the lake. They 75 said they saw a huge creature. A reporter wrote their story in 87 a newspaper. He called the creature a “monster.” People kept sharing the 99 story. Soon the creature became known as the Loch Ness Monster. 110 But there is still a question. Is the monster real, or is 122 it a prank? Many people claim to have seen it. They 133 say it is black or brown and about the size of a 145 whale. Others say it is like a sea monster with scales and 157 a long tail. No one seems to know for sure. They 168 say the monster slips away before they can prove it is real. 180 Scientists have looked for the Loch Ness Monster. As of today, 191 no one has been able to find it. Some think it 202 could be a kind of big eel or fish. But it 213 is more likely that people are seeing a log or trash, 224 which they mistake for a monster. 230 Will the Loch Ness Monster remain a mystery forever? Perhaps 240 we shall never know. 244 Weekly Progress Tracker Tuesday – Friday Day Date Time Words Read Errors WCPM
