Fact · Typing and writing speed
The same DIBELS 8 table sets the core-support minimum for oral reading fluency at 131, 159 and 159 words correct per minute in fourth grade, 139, 149 and 157 in fifth, 151, 157 and 160 in sixth, 152, 161 and 164 in seventh, and 142, 156 and 159 in eighth, at the beginning, middle and end of the year.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“131+ 159+ 159+ 139+ 149+ 157+ 151+ 157+ 160+ 152+ 161+ 164+ 142+ 156+ 159+”
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), fourth to eighth grade.
Open the original- What it measures
- The cutoffs are for words correct per minute read aloud, not silent reading. Each grade has three columns, one per part of the school year.
- What it does not show
- Benchmarks are screening thresholds tied to DIBELS 8's own criterion test. They are not comparable with norms from other tests, such as the Hasbrouck and Tindal medians.