A student in your third grade classroom has selected a text to read independently. Her reading fluency with this text is 72 correct words per minute. What is the best instructional response?
A) Assign her a reading partner so that they can read the text together.
B) Help the student select a more complex text to read.
C) Help the student select a less complex text to read.
D) Tell the student that the text is a good fit for her independent reading.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

For a third-grade student, a reading fluency of 72 correct words per minute is generally considered below the benchmark for grade-level fluency, which often ranges from 90-120 correct words per minute by the end of third grade. Therefore, selecting a less complex text can help the student read more fluently and with better comprehension, making it the most appropriate instructional response.

A Student in Your Third Grade Classroom Has Selected a Text