Fact · Typing and writing speed
The University of Oregon's DIBELS 8 benchmark goals set the core-support minimum for oral reading fluency at 35, 57 and 76 words correct per minute in first grade, 85, 117 and 128 in second grade, and 105, 141 and 136 in third grade, at the beginning, middle and end of the year.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“35+ 57+ 76+ 85+ 117+ 128+ 105+ 141+ 136+”
DIBELS 8th Edition Benchmark Goals, All Grades, University of Oregon, University of Oregon, DIBELS, 2026, Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) Words Correct table, Blue row (Core Support).
Open the original- What it measures
- DIBELS 8 measures words correct per minute (WCPM): the words a student reads aloud correctly from a grade-level passage in one minute. Blue marks the core-support minimum.
- What it does not show
- A screening benchmark for schools, not a diagnosis. As printed, the grade 3 end-of-year cutoff (136) is lower than its middle-of-year cutoff (141); check the official page before quoting it in a report.