Stages of Reading Development

Questions and Answers

Stage 1: The Emergent Pre-reader

Fluency

Exposure to books, print, and spoken language

Stage 4: The Fluent, Comprehending Reader Signup and view all the answers

They have more developed phonemic awareness skills Signup and view all the answers

Storytelling Signup and view all the answers

To prepare students to read and make predictions about the text Signup and view all the answers

Vocabulary and communication skills Signup and view all the answers

To participate in conversation or discussion Signup and view all the answers

To help students organize their thoughts and make predictions Signup and view all the answers

Through a big book or projected text Signup and view all the answers

It helps to understand the world around you better Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Emergent Pre-Reader (6 months - 6 years): Children are exposed to books, print, and spoken language, laying the groundwork for literacy.
- Instructional practices: storytelling, phonics songs, and flashcards.
Novice Reader (6-7 years): Develops phonemic awareness skills, can decode simple words, and recognizes sight words.
- Instructional practices: flashcards and phonics songs.
Decoding Reader (7-9 years): Becomes proficient in decoding and recognizing words, reading longer and more complex texts with fluency.
- Instructional practices: comprehension strategies, such as making predictions, visualizing, and summarizing.
Fluent, Comprehending Reader (9-15 years): Can read and comprehend a wide range of texts, developing critical thinking skills.
- Instructional practices: analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing information from various sources.

Pre-reading: Students prepare themselves to read, decide why they're reading, and use background knowledge to make predictions.
- Use of KWL charts to track what they know, want to know, and learned.
Reading: Engage with the text in various ways, including individual reading, being read aloud to, or group reading sessions.
Responding: React to what they've read, participating in conversations or discussions, and applying reading strategies and skills.