7+Stages+of+the+Reading+Process

=7 STAGES OF EARLY READERS ([|This information can be found here at: Stages of the Reading Process]) =  **1. Making Connections- Describing Pictures**     a**. Starting to read text and understand the purpose of it being there   **6. Early Strategic Reading a.** Capable of reading but might make mistakes when reading grade level appropriate text.   **7. Moderate Strategic Reading a.** Should be reached by age 7 and beyond
 * a**. Can’t read stories but can describe the pictures. However, this might not accurately represent the story.
 * b**. Characteristics:
 *  · Can describe pictures
 *  · Limited sense of story
 *  · Can follow verbal directions
 *  · Respond properly to questions
 *  · Can make connections between the pictures
 * 2. Forming a Story by Connecting Pictures**
 * a**. Can go beyond describing pictures, understand concept of story structure a little better.
 * b**. Characteristics:
 *  · Tell an oral story based on pictures from several pages.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Does not use book language but instead story teller or childlike language.
 * 3. Transitional Picture Reading**
 * a**. Story Based on Pictures
 * b**. Characteristics:
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Comprehends that pictures connect to the story
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Mixes storyteller and book language
 * 4. Advanced Picture Reading**
 * a.** Knows the difference story teller and book language.
 * b**. Characteristics:
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Tell oral story based on several pages of pictures
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Tell the story in book language
 * 5. Early Print Reading
 * b**. Characteristics:
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Comprehends that print moves from left to right, top to bottom.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Able to read few words, fills in the unknown words with book language
 * b**. Characteristics:
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Use of context clues, which make sense, to decode words.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Can Identify beginning sounds and use them to figure out unknown words.
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Sounds out words
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> · Recognizes word parts
 * b.** Characteristics:  <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 90%;">
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Uses context clues and word parts to decipher unknown words
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Self corrects
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Is able to retell the story
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Has an understanding of vowel sounds

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