Reading Levels and New Strategies to Introduce in Lessons Early Comprehension mid Read widely Grade (expands reading

g in 2 a variety of genres) for background Level information. J Move more flexibly & from fiction to Level nonfiction. K Comprehend text read over several days. Infer, predict and analyze characters. Use text features (pictorial, typographical, and organizational) to determine content, locate topics, and obtain information. Summarize and extend text. Retell with thorough detail and sequence. Phonics Integrate cueing systems (pragmatic, semantic, syntactic, graphophonic) less consciously. Flexibly use selfcorrecting strategies. Decodes longer words (two-three syllables) easily. Decodes two-four vowel combinations (ou, igh, ough, etc.) more easily on longer words. Other combinations ph phone, graph gh cough, laugh, gh thought Decodes silent letters like kn, wr, gn. May use pronunciation guide Fluency Process text more smoothly. Reads in phrases and with expression over longer text. Reads silently most of the time except to solve a word or clarify meaning. Mastery of 300 sight words. 50-80 Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM) Vocabulary Pays attention to new words and uses context of words and pictures to determine meaning. Starting to read and understand idioms and figurative language. Understands meanings of homophones and homographs. Uses prefixes and suffixes to determine word meanings. Read widely (expands reading in a variety of genres) for vocabulary exposure.

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