Fact · Typing and writing speed
50 to 90words correct per minute
In the report's summary of the research, Grade 2 students begin the school year reading about 50 words correct per minute and improve to about 90 by the end of the year.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Grade 2 students begin the year reading about 50 wcpm and improve to 90 wcpm”
Oral Reading Fluency: Outcomes from 30 Years of Research (Technical Report 1701), Gerald Tindal, Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon, 2017, Growth discussion, Grade 2 comparison.
Open the original- What it measures
- The figures come from comparing the medians of the large norming studies by Hasbrouck and Tindal, which the report uses as an anchor.
- What it does not show
- This is an approximate summary, not a published norm table. Medians differ between test batteries and years, and the report presents them as a rough guide to growth.