1. Independent Reading - Elementary : Reading Roadmap
Teacher Name:
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2
Respects others Student reads quietly and Student reads quietly. S/he Student makes 1-2
stays in one place in the moves around once or comments or noises when
reading area. twice but does not distract reading, but stays in one
others. place in reading area.
Stays on task Student reads the entire Student reads almost all Student reads some (50% or
period. This may be (80% or more) of the more) of the time.
independent reading or period.
done with adult or peer
assistance, as assigned.
Focus on story/article Student is lost in the book. Student seems to be Student seems to be reading
There's no looking around enjoying and moving the book, but doesn't seem
or flipping through the through the text, but takes to be very interested. Takes
pages. some short breaks. a few short breaks.
Tries to understand Stops reading when it Stops reading when it Stops reading when it
doesn't make sense and doesn't make sense and doesn't makes sense and
reads parts again. Looks up tries to use strategies to asks for assistance.
words s/he doesn't know. get through the tricky spots
or to figure out new words.
Thinks about the Student accurately Student accurately Student accurately describes
story/article describes what they read describes what they read. most of what they read.
and makes connections to
their life, other
books/movies, or to the
world.

2. Follows directions Student follows format of Student follows format of Student follows the format
the reading road map and the reading road map and of the reading road map and
identifies that there are identifies that there are identifies that there are
stopping points for stopping points but misses stopping points but misses
questions or thinking time. a few (30%) of these the majority (60%) of these
points. points.

3. dmap
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Student reads loudly, makes
repeated comments or
noises OR fidgets and moves
about often, distracting
others.
Student wastes a lot of
reading time.
Pretends to read the book.
Mostly looks around or
fiddles with things.
Gives up entirely OR plows
on without trying to
understand the text.
Student has difficulty
describing what they read.

4. Student does not follow the
format of the reading road
map and does not observe
the stopping points at all.