Year 4 Reading Fluency Assessment - The Highland Falcon Thief (690 LM)

Brand new for 2023/24 is this fantastic reading fluency assessment resource.

This resource features an extract from the awesome novel The Highland Falcon Thief, by M. G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, which has a lexile measure (LM) of 690.

There is a pupil extract and then an adult mark-sheet including script and space to record pupil name, date of assessment and assessment scores.

Across Year 4, pupils should be able to read texts with a lexile score between 620 and 750 at a rate of 100 words per minute to be considered a “fluent” reader.

Pupil fluency should be assessed as follows in Year 4:

Building Fluency (BF) – Able to read a text at the prescribed speed with a lexile score between 620 and 669.

Almost Fluent (AF) – Able to read a text at the prescribed speed with a lexile score between 670 and 709.

Fluent (F) – Able to read a text at the prescribed speed with a lexile score of 710 or more.