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LEVEL 2 READING

Year 7: Below Expected : Year 8: At Risk

I AM A BEGINNER I AM DEVELOPING I AM ACHIEVING I AM AN EXPERT


I can use word chunks and letter With support I can use and talk Mostly I can use and talk about I can use and talk about several
sounds to decode words. about several strategies to several strategies to decide: strategies to decide: chunks, rimes,
DECODING decide: chunks, rimes, analogy, chunks, rimes, analogy, analogy, knowledge of prefixes,
I use visual, meaning and knowledge of prefixes, knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, visual memory.
grammar cues to decode. suffixes, visual memory. suffixes, visual memory.
I know some common suffixes With support to find the Mostly, to find the meaning of To find the meaning of unknown
and prefixes and understand meaning of unknown words I unknown words I can: words I can:
how they affect the meanings can:  use common suffixes and  use common suffixes and prefixes
LANGUAGE of words.  use common suffixes and prefixes  use known root words.
prefixes  use known root words.
 use known root words.

I can retell the main points. With support I use a variety of Mostly I use a variety of I use a variety of strategies when
I can identify a sequence. strategies when comprehension strategies when comprehension comprehension breaks down – re
breaks down – re reading, breaks down – re reading, reading, cross checking, using word
COMPREHENSION I can use fix up strategies when
cross checking, using word and cross checking, using word and and sentence knowledge, looking for
a word does not fit the context
sentence knowledge, looking sentence knowledge, looking clues in the text etc.
or visual information.
for clues in the text etc. for clues in the text etc.

I understand that texts have With support I can identify the Mostly I can identify the I can identify the author’s purpose
PURPOSE purposes and are written for author’s purpose and give author’s purpose and give and give evidence from the text.
AUDIENCE EVALUATION audiences. evidence from the text. evidence from the text.

READING I can independently read for With support I can read Mostly I can read I can read independently for 20
STAMINA/TEXT SELECTION 10 minutes. independently for 20 minutes. independently for 20 minutes. minutes.

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