Reading Fluency Selections
The Elementary, Middle, High School, and Presidential Biography reading passages below are ordered numerically, based on difficulty.
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*See additional notes about these selections at the bottom of this page.
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Elementary Level (K-5)
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(1) Sight Words & Sentences
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(2) Some Sentences
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(3) At the Park
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(4) Ants
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(5) Maria Gets Better
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(6) Dinosaurs
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(7) Dogs
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(8) Water
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(9) The Dental Exam
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(10) Basketball Practice
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(11) The Birthday Party
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(12) A Generous Person
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(13) Animals
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(14) Autism Awareness
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(15) Making Pancakes
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(16) The SmartPhone
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(17) The Play
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(18) Waiting for Mom
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(19) Get Well Nick!
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More Elementary Fluency
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Middle School Level (6-8)
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(21) Dr. Johnson Letter
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(22) Making Popcorn
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(23) No More Mowing
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(24) Family Traditions
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(25) The New Computer
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(26) Earthquakes
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(27) The Amusement Park
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(28) The New Puppy
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(29) Parent Centers
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More Middle School Fluency
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High School Level (9-12)
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(31) Rules of Ping Pong
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(32) The Trojan Horse
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(33) The Terrible Flight
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(34) Montgomery Bus Boycott
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(35) Census 2010
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(36) US History Study Guide
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(37) Child Abuse
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(38) Election Sample Ballot
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(39) Nelson Mandela
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(40) The Social Contract
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(41) NBA MVP
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(42) Gas Saving Tips
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(43) Insurance Policy Terms
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(44) Affordable Care Act
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(45) The Bill of Rights
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(46) Transportation Problems & Solutions
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(47) Population Growth Lesson Steps
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(48) Post Civil War Reconstruction
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(49) Project Safety Sexual Assault Guide
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(50) Common Sense by Thomas Paine
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(51) Presidential Medal of Freedom
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(52) General First Aid for All Seizure Types
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(53) Computer Science
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(54) Vaccine Information Statement
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(55) Traffic Violation
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(56) Voters Bill of Rights (California)
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(57) Special Education Information for Parents
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(58) Supplemental Restraint System (Airbags)
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(59) Professional Résumé
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(60) U.S. Passport Guide
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(61) Physical Therapist Position Opening
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(62) Workplace Discrimination
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(63) JFK Inauguration Speech
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(64) Social Security Number
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(65) College Acceptance Letter
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(66) Earthquake Safety
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(67) Pride and Prejudice
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(68) Frankenstein
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(69) Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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More High School Fluency
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Brief Presidential Biographies (6-12)
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(01) George Washington
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(02) John Adams
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(03) Thomas Jefferson
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(16) Abraham Lincoln
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More Brief Presidential Biographies
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*Teachers & Parents:
I have written or included these stories, letters & articles in a way that should serve the needs of
the majority of your students. In a typical 4th Grade classroom, for example, the class may include emerging
readers or English Learners (EL's) who may be reading two or more years below grade level. That class
may also have students who are reading well above grade level.
The emerging readers should read for one minute, where the text is more accessible. Your readers at,
or above grade level, should read for two minutes, and then divide the number of words read in the two minutes
by 2 to get their words per minute average. In the second minute, these students are likely to encounter
many more challenging words, both in decodability, and meaning. Teachers can also ask these students
comprehension questions based on the content of the story.
Excerpts from novels are taken solely from published works whose copyrights have expired (75 years in the U.S.),
and are now available as public domain documents. These works are freely available in many locations on the
Internet, including Project Gutenberg.
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