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Stages of Reading
  Educators have observed similar literacy characteristics demonstrated among children as they learn to read. They have classified these characteristics into three stages: the emergent reader, the early reader, and the fluent reader.  Often times parents want to know where their child lies in the reading process. I hope this is helpful in answering any questions.

         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, diphthongs

  • 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

  • summarizes main events of a story

       Emergent Reader

  • knows that the text goes from left to right

  • can distinguish between lower case and upper case letters

  • can blend phonemes

  • 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

  • understands the difference between letters and words

  • notices and reads environmental print

  • 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

  • make predictions and tells why

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Early Reader

  

   Early 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