Words Correct per Minute (WCPM) Grade Level Expectations – Readlee

Readlee measures students oral reading fluency using Words Correct per Minute (WCPM). Below you will find the grade-level expectations for students' WCPM based on their grade level.

For Grades K-5, there are benchmarks set out for three points in the year - Fall, Winter and Spring. For Grades 6 and above, it is recommended that the WCPM stays the same but the difficulty of the text increases.

Kindergarten - 5th Grade:

Fall: August 1 - November 30

Grade Level	Below Expectations	Approaching Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectation
Pre-K and K	N/A	N/A	N/A	Any oral reading
1st	N/A	N/A	0-8	9+
2nd	0-35	36-49	50-83	84+
3rd	0-58	59-82	83-103	104+
4th	0-74	75-93	94-124	125+
5th	0-86	87-120	121-140+	N/A

Winter: December 1 - February 28/29

Grade Level	Below Expectations	Approaching Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectation
Pre-K and K	N/A	N/A	N/A	Any oral reading
1st	0-15	16-28	29-58	59+
2nd	0-58	59-83	84-108	109+
3rd	0-78	79-96	97-136	137+
4th	0-94	95-119	120-142	146+
5th	0-108	109-132	133-170+	N/A

Spring: March 1 - July 23

Grade Level	Below Expectations	Approaching Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectation
Pre-K and K	N/A	N/A	N/A	Any oral reading
1st	0-33	34-59	60-90	91+
2nd	0-71	72-99	100-123	124+
3rd	0-90	91-111	112-138	139+
4th	0-104	105-132	133-159	160+
5th	0-118	119-145	146-170+	N/A

6th Grade and Above:

In grades 6 and above, the WCPM standard remains at 146-170+. The difference lies in the difficulty level of the texts. So, students show growth by reading increasingly more difficult texts, ideally grade-level texts, with their WCPM between 146-170+.

Reference

https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/ReadFluency/InterpretiveTables.htm#Interpreting_the_WCPM

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