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Reading Comprehension 
Assessing reading comprehension 1st Nine Weeks
Rubric Code: L6BBW4
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Subject: (General)  
Type: Reading  
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  69% or below

1 pts

70-79%

2 pts

80-89%

3 pts

90-100%

4 pts

Characters - Who...

Who are the characters in the story?

69% or below

Unable to identify the characters.

The response may not make sense.

Refused to answer or made no attempts to search the text with prompting.
70-79%

Direct questioning may be necessary to elicit the main characters.

Few or no details are included.
80-89%

All main characters are covered with little or no prompting.

Some details are included in the character description.
90-100%

All main characters are identified by name without prompting.

Details are given about the characters without prompting.
Sequencing - What...

What happens in the...beginning, middle, or end?

69% or below

Unable to identify the beginning, middle, and end of the text.

The response may not make sense.

Refused to answer or made no attempts to search the text with prompting.
70-79%

Direct questioning may be needed to elicit the beginning, middle, and end of the text.

Few or no details are included.

Sequencing may be inaccurate.
80-89%

Can recall what happens in the beginning, middle, and end with little or no prompting.

Some details are included.

There is logical sequencing.
90-100%

Can recall what happens in the beginning, middle, and end without prompting.

Details are included without prompting.

There is logical sequencing.
Setting - Where...When...

Where and when does the story happening?

69% or below

Unable to identify the setting.

The response may not make sense.

Refused to answer or made no attempts to search the text with prompting.
70-79%

Direct questioning many be needed to elicit the setting.

Few or no details are included.
80-89%

Can describe the setting with little or no prompting.

Some details are included.
90-100%

Can describe the setting without prompting.

Details are included without prompting.
Why- Specific question from story

Example - What are the rewards in helping others?

69% or below

Cannot answer, or answers incorrectly, the implicit or explicit question.

Refused to answer question.

No attempt to search within the text for details or answers with prompting.
70-79%

Direct questioning may be needed to elicit the implicit or explicit question.

Searches the story for details or answers unsuccessfully.
80-89%

Can answer the implicit or explicit question with little or no prompting.

Searches the story for details or answers with little or no prompting.
90-100%

The question is answered correctly and without prompting.

Independently searches the story for details or answers.
Unfamiliar Words

Understands content area vocabulary and specialized, technical or topical words

69% or below

Unable to identify unfamiliar words.

Refused to read words.

No attempt to read word using context clues or other prompting.
70-79%

Direct help may be neded to elicit the correct word.

Searches for context clues within sentences unsuccessfully.
80-89%

Can read/decode words with little or no prompting.
90-100%

Words can be read correctly and without prompting.

Independently uses context clues to decode unfamiliar words.



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  • comprehension

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