The 2002 oral reading study was undertaken to discover how well the nation's fourth-graders can read aloud a typical grade 4 story. The assessment provided information about students' fluency in reading aloud and examined the relationship between oral reading, accuracy, rate, fluency, and reading comprehension.   

2002 Oral Reading Study Results The results are in from the 2002 oral reading study.

Oral Reading Study Publications

• Read the complete report, Fourth-Grade Students Reading Aloud: NAEP 2002 Special Study of Oral Reading.
• Find out more about the 1992 study by reading NAEPFacts: Listening to Children Read Aloud: Oral Fluency.

How the Oral Reading Study Works

• Learn how the assessment was administered.
• Learn about features of the study.
• Explore the components of the study: accuracy, rate, and fluency.
• Read the passage, "The Box in the Barn." The 198-word excerpt used for the study is highlighted.

The NAEP Reading Assessment

• Find out more information about the main NAEP reading assessment.
• Explore the reading framework.
• Explore all of the 2002 released questions in the NAEP Questions Tool.