Struggling Reader Lesson 4 Rubric

Content

Organization

Legibility

Exceeds
Expectations
Has a clear main idea
and at least 3 details

Meets
Expectations
Has a clear main idea
and less than 3 details

The main idea

sentence is the first or
last sentence and the
details are clearly
connected with the
main idea.
Neat and legible for
an audience to read.

The main idea

sentence is the first or
last sentence and the
details are somewhat
connected with the
main idea.
Most words are
legible for an
audience to read

Approaching
Expectations
Does not have a clear
main idea or at least 3
details.
The main idea
sentence is not the
first or last sentence
and the details are not
connected with the
main idea.
Most words are not
legible for an
audience to read.

Struggling Reader Lesson 5 Checklist

3- Student provides a clear and accurate main idea for the reading passage. The student also
provides concise details from the reading passage that explains the main idea.
2- Student provides either a clear and accurate main idea for the reading passages or details that
are concise and that explain the main idea, but not both.
1- Student does not provide neither a clear and accurate main idea for the reading passages nor
details that are concise nor that explain the main idea.