Reference Sheet for Evaluating
Core (Benchmark), Strategic, and Intensive Reading Support Programs*
Criteria for evaluating reading support program effectiveness
Level of Support
Core (Benchmark)
Support Program
Supplemental (Strategic)
Support Program
Intensive Intervention
Support Program
Grade Level
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Effectiveness Criteria

Meets the needs of 80% of all students in the school

Support 95% or more of benchmark students to achieve each literacy goal (keeping
benchmark students at benchmark level)

Support 80% or more of benchmark students to achieve each literacy goal (moving students
from strategic intervention level to benchmark level)

Supports 80% or more of intensive students to achieve the literacy goal or achieve emerging
or some risk status (moving students from intensive intervention level to strategic or
benchmark intervention levels)
First Semester Goal
Second Semester Goal
“Big Idea” – Phonemic Awareness
Initial Sound Fluency (ISF)
“Big Idea” – Phonemic Awareness
Phoneme Segmentation Fluency (PSF)
Goal:
25 /min
Emerging Status:
10-24 /min
“Big Idea” – Alphabetic Principle
Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF)
Goal:
50 /min
Emerging Status:
30-49 /min
“Big Idea” – Fluency w/ Connected Text
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Goal:
68 /min
Some Risk Status:
52-67 /min
“Big Idea” – Fluency w/ Connected Text
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
Goal:
92 /min
Some Risk Status:
67-91 /min
“Big Idea” – Fluency w/ Connected Text
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Goal
105 /min
Some Risk Status:
83-104 /min
“Big Idea” – Fluency w/ Connected Text
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Goal:
115 /min
Some Risk Status:
94-114 /min
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Goal:
Some Risk Status:
120 /min
99-119 /min
Goal:
35 /min
Emerging Status:
10 - 34 /min
“Big Idea” – Fluency w/ Connected Text
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Goal:
40 /min
Some Risk Status:
20-39 /min
“Big Idea” – Fluency w/ Connected Text
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Goal:
90 /min
Some Risk Status:
70-89 /min
“Big Idea” – Fluency w/ Connected Text
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Goal:
110 /min
Some Risk Status:
80-109 /min
“Big Idea” – Fluency w/ Connected Text
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Goal:
118 /min
Some Risk Status:
96-117 /min
“Big Idea” – Fluency w/ Connected Text
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Goal:
124 /min
Some Risk Status:
103-123 /min
Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
Goal:
Some Risk Status:
125 /min
104-124 /min
*Based on the work of: Roland Good and Ruth Kaminski, University of Oregon
MiBLSi Reference Sheet for Evaluating Core (Benchmark), Strategic, and Intensive Reading Support Programs
Michigan's Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative (MiBLSi) is a Mandated Activities Project (MAP),
funded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) through the
Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education.