---
title: 'Video: What reading fluency looks like in fourth grade'
description: Find out what fourth graders typically sound like when they can read smoothly at grade level.
slug: video-what-reading-fluency-looks-like-in-fourth-grade
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:48:07.604Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/702E590E8B5440DE8DCE610DE1DA86E5/50d2d1bcfbf9e4f52e7c7914f090c3c6/Video-WhatFluencyLooksLike.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-reading-fluency-looks-like-in-fourth-grade
lang: en
---

# Video: What reading fluency looks like in fourth grade

Most fourth graders can read pretty smoothly, with both expression and understanding. But they may correct themselves or need help pronouncing words at times. Watch this video from Understood founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to find out what fluent reading sounds like at this age.

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