Reading Voice
Focus Vocabulary
Following along
Excellent The reader can identify familiar
E words easily and uses sounding-out
techniques to pronounce any
unfamiliar words
The reader knows exactly when to
start and stop reading and is paying
attention to the other members of
their group
Proficient The reader can mostly identify
Pf familiar words and uses sounding-
out techniques to pronounce any
unfamiliar words
The reader mostly knows when to
start and stop reading and it mostly
paying attention to the other
members of their group
Satisfactory The reader can sometimes identify
S familiar words and uses sounding-
out techniques to pronounce any
unfamiliar words
The reader sometimes knows when
to start and stop reading and is
sometimes paying attention to the
other members of their group
Expression
Clarity
Speed
Volume
Tone (see Expression)
All speech is clear
The reader speaks slowly and
words are enunciated properly
The reader speaks loudly so
then the words can be heard
Almost all speech is clear (only
a couple of errors)
The reader speaks at a medium
pace and words are sometime
blended together
The reader speaks at a medium
volume
Some of the speech is clear
(about half the presentation is
mumbled)
The reader speaks at a medium
pace but many of the words are
blended together
The reader speaks at a medium
to low volume
Body language/movement
Facial expression
Tone of voice
The readers body language
and movement are successful
in conveying action/meaning
all the time
The readers facial expressions
are successful in conveying
emotion/meaning all of the
time
The readers tone of voice
varies all of the time and is
successful in conveying
emotion/meaning all of the
time
The readers body language
and movement are effective in
conveying action/meaning
most of the time
The readers facial expressions
are effective in conveying
emotion/meaning most of the
time
The readers tone of voice
varies most of the time and is
effective in conveying
emotion/meaning most of the
time
The readers body language
and movement are applicable
in conveying action/meaning
sometimes
The readers facial expression
are applicable in conveying
emotion/meaning sometimes
The readers tone of voice
varies sometimes and is
applicable in conveying
emotion/meaning
Poor The reader has a hard time
P identifying familiar words and
doesnt use sounding-out
techniques to pronounce any
unfamiliar words
The reader has a hard time knowing
when to start and stop reading and
is rarely paying attention to the
other members of their group
Most of the speech is unclear
The reader speaks at a fast
pace and most of the words are
unrecognizable
The reader speaks at a low
volume
The reader exhibits little to no
body language
The readers exhibits little to
no facial expressions
The reader exhibits little to no
variation in their tone of voice