Examiner Initials: ________
Gutenberg – Oral Reading
Johannes Gutenberg was born in 1398, in Germany. His father worked in the
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town mint, which is where coins were made. Young Gutenberg grew up learning a
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lot about gold-smithing, or how to make things out of gold.
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While he was a teenager, Gutenberg also worked at the town mint. He
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learned about printing on metal coins, which gave him the idea of printing books.
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At that time, all books were copied by hand. It was very slow. It took a very long
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time to make one book. Gutenberg thought there must be a faster way. He
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thought if books were made by machine, then many books could be made at one
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time. Gutenburg came up with a way to make metal letters for printing. He
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learned that the letters had to be the same height for them to print in a straight
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line.
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He had two print shops, one for printing the Bible and one for all other kinds
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of books. The first item ever printed on Gutenberg’s press was probably a German
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poem. Gutenberg printed the first Bible in 1455. It was known as the Gutenberg
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Bible. Some of the first copies still exist. They are among the world's greatest
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treasures. Gutenburg also built up a good business printing schoolbooks.
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The method Gutenberg invented for printing books has stayed the same for
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hundreds of years. Next time you read a book, think of Gutenberg. He made
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printing books fast and easy!
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Total Words Read: ___________ - # of Errors: _____________ = WRC/min: ___________
If student finishes before 1 minute: Stop timer, record the # of seconds
Time: __________________ (in seconds)
Adjusted Score - _____________________ adjusted score: [# correct / # seconds] * 60 = adjusted score
CAUSAL - EXAMINER
**DON’T FORGET TO READ AND DO RETELL BEFORE ORAL READING**
Maria and the Lizard – Oral Reading
Maria was spending the summer with her Grandmother in the country. She
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had never visited the country, and did not think that she would like it there. She
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hoped the summer would pass quickly so that she could go back home.
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On the first morning, Maria watched lizards chase each other on the back
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wall outside the house. After a while, Grandmother joined her to watch the
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lizards. “Look how fast they are!” said Maria.
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“Not all of them are fast,” said Grandmother. “Look at that lizard over
there.” She pointed to one that was sitting on a rock.
“Do you think there’s something wrong with it?” asked Maria. “I thought
lizards were always running around.”
“I don’t know,” said Grandmother. “Perhaps we can find someone who
knows about lizards.”
They went next door to see Mr. Pablo. They asked him what he knew about
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lizards. He said that sometimes they sit very still so that other animals can’t see
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them.
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“Maybe he was just taking a break,” said Mr. Pablo.
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They went back to Grandmother’s yard. The lizard was no longer sitting on
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the rock.
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Suddenly, two lizards ran by. “Oh! I think that was our lizard!” said Maria.
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“There was nothing wrong with it, just like Mr. Pablo said,” said Grandma.
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“Now, it’s time for lunch!”
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“Wow,” said Maria. “This morning went by fast! I’m glad the lizard is OK.
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And I guess the country is not so bad, after all.”
Total Words Read: ___________ - # of Errors: _____________ = WRC/min: ___________
If student finishes before 1 minute: Stop timer, record the # of seconds
Time: __________________ (in seconds)
Adjusted Score - _____________________ adjusted score: [# correct / # seconds] * 60 = adjusted score
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