Stages of Reading Development

Question 1

Emergent Reading - pre-reading

Answer 1

how to hold a book, print holds meaning, letters have sounds, letters combine to form words

Question 2

Strategies for working with Emergent Readers

Answer 2

read aloud often, “print-rich” environment, letter identification, letter-sound identification, phonological and phonemic awareness

Question 3

Early Reading (2nd Stage)

Answer 3

use of graphophonic, syntactic and semantic cues to figure out unknown words, begin to self monitor, recognize high-frequency words

Question 4

Early Reading Text Characteristics

Answer 4

complex sentences, less pictures, less repetition, more complex story line

Question 5

Early Reader Strategies

Answer 5

reread favorite books, phonics instruction, learn vocabulary and spelling patterns

Question 6

Transitional Stage (3rd Stage)

Answer 6

sustained quiet reading, comprehend longer/advanced texts, spelling patterns to decode multi syllabic words

Question 7

Instructional Stage (Strategies for Teaching)

Answer 7

teach text structures (main idea, etc), word morphology (affixes and roots), analysis (inference, drawing conclusions), graphic organizers, text evidence

Question 8

Fluent Stage (4th Stage)

Answer 8

read complex texts accurately and quickly w/expression, locate key info, understand purpose for reading, evaluate text using evidence

Question 9

Fluent Stage Text Characteristics

Answer 9

complex, varied, abstract; highly developed plots and character development; descriptive and figurative language; deep analysis; rely on print

Question 10

Fluent Stage (Strategies for Teaching)

Answer 10

use of research tools, analyze layer of text (reread), exposure to technical vocabulary, analyze from multiple perspectives