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title: "ORF Scoring & CBM Trend Chart"
url: https://docs.growamal.com/en/guides/orf-scoring/
language: en
---

# Oral Reading Fluency Scoring & CBM Trend Chart

The ORF scoring screen (WP-ORF-FE) lets a teacher score a 60-second oral reading in real time by tapping words as a student reads aloud. The CBM trend chart shows how a student's fluency is tracking over time against their personal goal line. Together they are the main fluency-monitoring surface in Amal.

> **Note:** No speech recognition is ever used. The teacher's taps are the source of truth for every score
> (FR-ORF-1 + partner decision Q16). Audio is never analyzed and never affects a result.

## How to run an ORF session

1. Open the student's profile and navigate to the **ORF** tab.
2. Select a passage. The word grid loads, ready for tapping.
3. Tap **بدء** (Start) — the 60-second timer starts.
4. Tap each word the student reads **incorrectly**. Correct words need no tap.
5. When the timer stops (or you stop it early), mark the **last word the student reached**.
6. Tap **إيقاف** (Stop) — the system computes WCPM and accuracy automatically.

The result screen shows:
- **Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM)** — correct words read in 60 seconds.
- **Accuracy** — percentage of words read correctly.
- **Risk level** — compared to the versioned country benchmark for this student's grade and the current assessment window.
- **Pattern cards** — if any phonological or morphological tag appears on ≥3 words with an error rate ≥35%, a preliminary indicator card surfaces (labeled **مؤشر مبدئي**). These are teaching nudges, not clinical findings.

## The CBM trend chart

Once a student has 3 comparable probes, Amal draws an **aim line** — a straight line from their baseline to their fluency goal by a target date. Each new ORF probe adds a point to the chart.

**Reading the chart:**

| Signal | What it means |
|---|---|
| All last 3 points above the aim line | Progressing well — consider raising the goal or reducing support |
| All last 3 points below the aim line | Review the support plan (the fidelity gate checks whether the plan was actually delivered before raising an alert) |
| Mixed | Data not yet conclusive — keep collecting |
| Fewer than 3 comparable probes | Collecting baseline — no verdict yet |

> **Warning:** Reaching the "review the plan" signal does **not** automatically change anything. The RTI engine
> checks fidelity first. A plan that was not delivered cannot be judged as ineffective.

A vertical marker appears on the chart whenever a plan modification is logged. After a modification, the 3-point window resets so the new trend reflects what happens under the adjusted plan.

## Dismissing a CBM alert

If a CBM alert opens and you need to dismiss it, you must select a reason from a closed list — there is no free-text field. The reason is a closed vocabulary drawn from the 9-code OverrideCodeCatalog (for example, "Contextual — session circumstances" or "Procedural — data gap"). An optional context flag from the controlled dictionary (for example, **CTX_SESSION_INTERRUPTED**) can accompany the dismissal.

## Related guides

- [RTI Decisions & Tiers](https://docs.growamal.com/en/guides/rti-decisions/): how a `trend_below_goal` signal reaches the tier-review gate
- [Intervention Fidelity Tracker](https://docs.growamal.com/en/guides/fidelity-tracker/): the fidelity check the system runs before any "review the plan" alert reaches the teacher
- [Progress Monitoring](https://docs.growamal.com/en/guides/progress-monitoring/): the broader monitoring framework CBM feeds into