Reading passages plays an important role in the assessment of speech skills such as fluency, articulation, and voice, also aids in the assessment of reading abilities. The developed reading passages can be used for third-grade to seventh-grade children in Kannada. The passages can be utilized to measure reading performance across grades. The passages were further classified based on the complexity as Simple, Average, and Complex as it helps in measuring the hierarchy of the reading performances. In addition, every passage consists of all the phonemes present in Kannada and hence can be used to assess the articulation problems. Further, it would also aid in providing the baseline for assessment that helps in making the diagnostic decisions and also for documenting the progress with implementation of the treatment program.