Early
Reader
- uses picture for clues
- retells a simple story
which is read to them
- recalls some details
- knows names of letters
- identifies consonant
sounds at beginning and end of words
- uses configuration as
clue to identify words
- reads by rote
- reads one word at a
time-choppy
- selects simple
repetitious books
- reads favorite books
over and over
- silent sustained
reading 5-10 minutes
- has the desire to be a
fluent reader
- enjoys retelling
stories
Developing
Reader
- sequences events
in story
- tells main idea
- makes predictions
- identifies main
characters
- identifies setting
- differentiates
between fact and fiction
- identifies high
frequency words
- some awareness of
medial vowel sounds
- uses context clues
- begins to self
correct
- understands the
meaning of . ? !
- pauses and uses
appropriate inflection for punctuation
- reads phrases
- selects a variety
of books
- silent sustained
reading 10-15 minutes
- begins to feel
confident when reading silently or orally
Fluent
Reader
- recognizes
plot of story
- recognizes
problem and solution in a story
- evaluates
character's actions or behaviors
- uses a variety
of clues to decode unfamiliar words
- identifies
blends, digraphs, dipthongs
- applies vowel
rules to sound out words
- understands
affixes
- uses
punctuation correctly
- reads with
expression
- reads smoothly
- selects a wide
variety of books
- may select
chapter books
- silent
sustained reading at least 20 minutes
- confident
- enjoys sharing
favorite books
- enjoys
challenges
- selects
reading during free time
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