Virginia SOL 2.DSR.A
The Standard
Read a variety of grade-level text with accuracy, automaticity, appropriate rate, and meaningful expression in successive readings to support comprehension. Monitor while reading to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding as necessary (Reading Fluency, K-12).
Virginia Standards of Learning for English · The student will build knowledge and comprehension skills from reading and listening to a range of challenging, content-rich texts. This includes fluently reading and gathering evidence from grade-level complex texts and reading widely (through read alouds) on topics to gain purposeful knowledge and vocabulary.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students read grade-level stories, poems, and informational passages accurately and at a natural pace. They reread to improve phrasing and expression, then stop and correct words or meaning when something seems wrong.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student reads most words accurately at a steady, natural pace. The student uses punctuation and phrasing to show meaning, notices mistakes or confusion, and rereads to fix them.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think fluent reading means reading as fast as possible. They may skip unfamiliar words, ignore punctuation, or continue reading when the text no longer makes sense.
How to Assess It
- Give each student a 100-word grade-level passage to read aloud twice. Note accuracy and self-corrections, then ask for the main idea and one supporting detail.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs sentence strips from a short passage to arrange into meaningful phrases, then read the completed passage aloud with expression.
Read one sentence in a flat voice and an expressive voice, then ask students to explain which version makes the meaning clearer.
Play partner echo reading with a short poem, switching leaders after each stanza and pausing to correct missed words.
Have students practice reading a lunch menu or school announcement clearly, then explain why accuracy and expression matter to listeners.
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