Elementary School Reading Fluency Goals

These Common Core aligned goals focus on increasing the number of correct words per minute that a student can read.

Main Idea Goals

Inference Goals

Phonics Goals

Sight Words Goals

Theme & Summary Goals

Reading Level Goals

Vocabulary Goals

Fluency Goals

Letters Goals

Retell Goals

Elementary School Fluency Goals

Fluency is a key focus for elementary students!  That means that there are really similar standards you can draw on for goals all the way from elementary school to twelfth grade. So if you are looking for elementary school, middle school, or high school reading fluency goals, we have them all!

Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4b

  • A DRA or similar grade-level reading assessment gives you information on a student’s accuracy in reading. If you want to use it to assess for this standard, make sure to include a timed-reading element to the assessment and to take notes on intonation (mostly– do they stop at periods?  does their voice go up for quotations?). Read Naturally or Six Minute Solution passages can also provide a good baseline for this goal.

Need more ideas? Check out the PreK-2 Reading Present Levels and Assessments Resource page,

Looking for assessment resources or support with turning assessments into goals and present levels? Check out the IEP Success Kit in the store!

Monica can read a kindergarten level text (DRA 6) with 80% accuracy. She attends to punctuation while reading aloud, pausing at periods and commas. 

For more baseline ideas, check out the IEP Success Kit!

  •  __________ will read a late first grade (DRA 18 or equivalent) text orally with 95%  accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4b

You can modify the target reading level, the percentage accuracy, and the fluency with which students read. I typically write my goals for about 1.5 years growth from where the kid is right now. I will write the goal for less if they haven’t been progressing and more if they are moving up levels quickly. Note that fluency targets vary by grade level– Reading A to Z has helpful charts for setting fluency targets.

  • Changing the target reading level
    • __________ will read an early first grade (DRA 14or equivalent) text orally with 95%  accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4b
  • Changing the accuracy target
    • __________ will read a late first grade (DRA 18 or equivalent) text orally with 90% accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4b
  • Changing the fluency target
    • __________ will read a late first grade (DRA 18 or equivalent) text orally with 95% accuracy at 50 words per minute as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.4b

Read grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4b

  • A DRA or similar grade-level reading assessment gives you information on a student’s accuracy in reading. If you want to use it to assess for this standard, make sure to include a timed-reading element to the assessment and to take notes on intonation (mostly– do they stop at periods?  does their voice go up for quotations?). Read Naturally or Six Minute Solution passages can also provide a good baseline for this goal.

Need more ideas? Check out the 2nd-5th Grade Reading Present Levels and Assessments Resource page  or the PreK-2 Reading Present Levels and Assessments Resource page,

Looking for assessment resources or support with turning assessments into goals and present levels? Check out the IEP Success Kit in the store!

Monica can read a mid-first grade level text (DRA 16) with 80% accuracy. She attends to punctuation while reading aloud, pausing at periods and commas. 

For more baseline ideas, check out the IEP Success Kit!

  • _____ will read a late second grade (DRA 28 or equivalent) text orally with 95% accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4b

You can modify the target reading level, the percentage accuracy, and the fluency with which students read. I typically write my goals for about 1.5 years growth from where the kid is right now. I will write the goal for less if they haven’t been progressing and more if they are moving up levels quickly. Note that fluency targets vary by grade level– Reading A to Z has helpful charts for setting fluency targets.

  • Changing the target reading level
    • __________ will read an early second grade (DRA 20 or equivalent) text orally with 95%  accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4b
  • Changing the accuracy target
    • __________ will read a late second grade (DRA 28 or equivalent) text orally with 90% accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4b
  • Changing the fluency target
    • __________ will read a late second grade (DRA 28 or equivalent) text orally with 95% accuracy at 60 words per minute as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.2.4b

Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4b

  • A DRA or similar grade-level reading assessment gives you information on a student’s accuracy in reading. If you want to use it to assess for this standard, make sure to include a timed-reading element to the assessment and to take notes on intonation (mostly– do they stop at periods?  does their voice go up for quotations?). Read Naturally or Six Minute Solution passages can also provide a good baseline for this goal.

Need more ideas? Check out the 2nd-5th Grade Reading Present Levels and Assessments Resource page.

Looking for assessment resources or support with turning assessments into goals and present levels? Check out the IEP Success Kit in the store!

Monica can read a mid-second grade level text (DRA 26) with 80% accuracy. She attends to punctuation while reading aloud, pausing at periods and commas. 

For more baseline ideas, check out the IEP Success Kit!

  • ________ will read late 3rd grade prose (DRA 38 or equivalent) orally with 95% accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4b

You can modify the target reading level, the percentage accuracy, and the fluency with which students read. I typically write my goals for about 1.5 years growth from where the kid is right now. I will write the goal for less if they haven’t been progressing and more if they are moving up levels quickly. Note that fluency targets vary by grade level– Reading A to Z has helpful charts for setting fluency targets.

  • Changing the target reading level
    • __________ will read an early third grade (DRA 30 or equivalent) text orally with 95%  accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4b
  • Changing the accuracy target
    • __________ will read a late third grade (DRA 38 or equivalent) text orally with 90% accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4b
  • Changing the fluency target
    • __________ will read a late third grade (DRA 38 or equivalent) text orally with 95% accuracy at 70 words per minute as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.3.4b

Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4b

  • A DRA or similar grade-level reading assessment gives you information on a student’s accuracy in reading. If you want to use it to assess for this standard, make sure to include a timed-reading element to the assessment and to take notes on intonation (mostly– do they stop at periods?  does their voice go up for quotations?). Read Naturally or Six Minute Solution passages can also provide a good baseline for this goal.

Need more ideas? Check out the 2nd-5th Grade Reading Present Levels and Assessments Resource page.

Looking for assessment resources or support with turning assessments into goals and present levels? Check out the IEP Success Kit in the store!

Monica can read an early third level text (DRA 30) with 80% accuracy at 70 words per minute. 

For more baseline ideas, check out the IEP Success Kit!

  • _______ will read early fourth grade prose (DRA 40 or equivalent) orally with 95% accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4b

You can modify the target reading level, the percentage accuracy, and the fluency with which students read. I typically write my goals for about 1.5 years growth from where the kid is right now. I will write the goal for less if they haven’t been progressing and more if they are moving up levels quickly. Note that fluency targets vary by grade level– Reading A to Z has helpful charts for setting fluency targets.

  • Changing the target reading level
    • __________ will read an early third grade (DRA 30 or equivalent) text orally with 95%  accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4b
  • Changing the accuracy target
    • __________ will read a late third grade (DRA 38 or equivalent) text orally with 90% accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4b
  • Changing the fluency target
    • __________ will read a late third grade (DRA 38 or equivalent) text orally with 95% accuracy at 70 words per minute as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.4.4b

Read grade-level prose and poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4b

  • A DRA or similar grade-level reading assessment gives you information on a student’s accuracy in reading. If you want to use it to assess for this standard, make sure to include a timed-reading element to the assessment and to take notes on intonation (mostly– do they stop at periods?  does their voice go up for quotations?). Read Naturally or Six Minute Solution passages can also provide a good baseline for this goal.

Need more ideas? Check out the 2nd-5th Grade Reading Present Levels and Assessments Resource page.

Looking for assessment resources or support with turning assessments into goals and present levels? Check out the IEP Success Kit in the store!

Monica can read an early third level text (DRA 30) with 80% accuracy at 70 words per minute. 

For more baseline ideas, check out the IEP Success Kit!

  • _______________ will read early fourth grade prose (DRA 40 or equivalent) orally with 95% accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4b

You can modify the target reading level, the percentage accuracy, and the fluency with which students read. I typically write my goals for about 1.5 years growth from where the kid is right now. I will write the goal for less if they haven’t been progressing and more if they are moving up levels quickly. Note that fluency targets vary by grade level– Reading A to Z has helpful charts for setting fluency targets.

  • Changing the target reading level
    • __________ will read an early third grade (DRA 30 or equivalent) text orally with 95%  accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4b
  • Changing the accuracy target
    • __________ will read an early fourth grade (DRA 40 or equivalent) text orally with 90% accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4b
  • Changing the fluency target
    • __________ will read an  early fourth grade (DRA 40 or equivalent) text orally with 95% accuracy at 80 words per minute as measured by teacher records and observations CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.5.4b

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