ORAL READING

FLUENCY ASSESSMENT

GRADE LEVELS
Pre-K–5

GRADE-LEVEL
INDEPENDENCE
The test adapts to
accommodate prereaders, early
A better way to evaluate early reading readers, and fluent readers

Quickly and accurately assess your pre-K–5 readers. MAP® Reading Fluency™
AREAS COVERED
enables teachers to efficiently measure oral reading fluency with an
Oral reading fluency
online, adaptive benchmark and progress monitoring assessment. Aligned
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• Literal comprehension
Foundational reading skills
to the science of reading, the test measures foundational skills, literal
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• Dyslexia screening

comprehension, and fluency—all with one 20-minute benchmark assessment.

FREQUENCY
Group testing and automatic scoring return valuable time to teachers.
Benchmark
Streamlined universal and dyslexia screening identifies students with
possible risk factors for reading difficulty, including dyslexia. Fall | Winter | Spring

Progress monitoring
As often as needed
Maximize instructional time
Teachers can evaluate groups of students simultaneously, instead of just one-on-one.
TEST TIME
The automatically scored results support your instructional decisions to advance
Benchmark
reading development for all students.
20 minutes
Progress monitoring
5–10 minutes
ENTIRE CLASS 20 MINUTES OBJECTIVE
RESULTS
ACCESSIBILITY
ACTIONABLE Audio instruction
DATA
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• Color contrast adjustment

• Magnification

AUTOMATIC LANGUAGES
SCORING
• English
• Spanish

Adaptive screening Progress monitoring Developmentally

The adaptive benchmark Brief assessments appropriate
test meets readers at for oral reading and MAP Reading Fluency
their level: prereading, foundational skills utilize is a fun and interactive
early reading, or fluent automated speech-scoring assessment that takes
reading. Prereaders are technology for more the stress out of reading
tested on foundational frequent measures for tests. Early learners have
skills, while more students at risk of reading a friendly, animated guide
advanced readers receive difficulties. This includes and a colorful interface to
reading passages and older students who keep them engaged.
comprehension questions. may still be working on
essential literacy skills.
How MAP Reading Fluency works RELIABLE TECHNOLOGY
Our online assessment is
• Efficient delivery: Early learners take a 20-minute benchmark test in groups—or as compatible with most popular
operating systems and
a class—wearing headsets with microphones attached to computers or tablets. devices—including iPads® and
Chromebooks®. Because the
• Adaptive nature: Each student taking the adaptive oral reading benchmark assessment platform is stable,
scalable, and reliable, schools
assessment starts by reading a short picture book and doing some timed, silent can test on the schedule that
reading activities; from there, the test offers either three passages for reading meets their needs.

or a series of foundational skills measures, including phonological awareness,

phonics and word recognition, picture vocabulary, and listening comprehension. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
NWEA® offers a wide range
• Advanced technology: Powered by speech-scoring technology, the test records of learning opportunities with
flexible delivery—including
and scores students automatically; the audio recording of each student’s oral self-paced online learning and
reading is accessible for playback. workshops conducted on-site,
regionally, or online. Educators
can learn to use effective
Instructionally useful for teachers formative assessment practices,
create a strong data culture,
• Classroom planning: Use results and linked resources for instructional planning, apply data to support student
learning, and more.
grouping students, or differentiating instruction.

• Actionable data: Depending on the test assigned, teachers receive data showing ONGOING SUPPORT
rate, accuracy, and comprehension for oral reading or data showing ZPD level Our knowledgeable specialists
are here to help at every
in each foundational skills area. Reporting also shows clear indicators of student step, from comprehensive
performance compared to grade-level expectations. implementation to ongoing help
via phone, email, live chat, and
even on-site.
• Individual next steps: The reader profile offers specific instructional suggestions
for each student based on their individual strengths and weaknesses.
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• Flexible purpose: The adaptive and flexible design combines universal screening,
progress monitoring, and dyslexia screening information in one place.

• Automatic scoring: Save valuable teacher time with immediate, objective results.

ABOUT NWEA
NWEA, a division of HMH,
supports students and
educators worldwide by
providing assessment solutions,
insightful reports, professional
learning offerings, and research
services. Visit NWEA.org to find
out how NWEA can partner with
you to help all kids learn.
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NWEA and MAP are registered
trademarks, and MAP Reading
Fluency is a trademarks of Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt in the US and in
To learn more about MAP Reading Fluency, other countries. The names of other
companies and their products
visit NWEA.org/map-reading-fluency mentioned are the trademarks of
their respective owners. Illustrations
on page 1 © Adam Simpson and
Heart 2017.
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