---
title: 'Video: What reading fluency looks like in third grade'
description: Find out how kids sound when they’re able to read fluently at a third-grade level.
slug: video-what-reading-fluency-looks-like-in-third-grade
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:33:21.643Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/0562CBA7D1B14117B504ED7212A08F49/3b99c74f71c80ca28999b3954e9b4ddf/Video-WhatReadingSmoothlyMeansInThirdGrade.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-reading-fluency-looks-like-in-third-grade
lang: en
---

# Video: What reading fluency looks like in third grade

In third grade, kids’ books get just a little more challenging. Children this age are usually able to read them smoothly and at a reasonable pace. Watch this video from Understood founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to hear what a fluent third-grade reader sounds like.

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