LEVEL 3 READING

Year 7: Expected : Year 8: Below Expected

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

I can explain and apply With support I monitor Mostly I monitor my I monitor my reading for
several strategies to my reading for accuracy reading for accuracy and accuracy and sense and
decode (chunking, and sense and adjust my sense and adjust my adjust my speed to
DECODING crosschecking, speed to speed to re-read, attend and solve
re-reading, looking for re-read, attend and re-read, attend and problems.
clues etc). solve problems solve problems

To find the meaning of With support I have Mostly I have knowledge I have knowledge of basic
unknown words I can: knowledge of basic of basic grammar. grammar.
 Use common suffixes grammar.
Mostly I have knowledge I have knowledge of
and
LANGUAGE prefixes.
With support I have of language features. language features. I can
knowledge of language I can use this knowledge use this knowledge to find
 Use know root words features. I can use this to find meaning in text. meaning in text.
knowledge to find
meaning in text.
I use a variety of With support I have Mostly I use my I have knowledge of basic
strategies when knowledge of basic knowledge of different grammar.
comprehension breaks grammar. genres to help me
I have knowledge of
down – re-reading, cross predict and understand.
With support I have language features. I can
COMPREHENSION checking, using word
knowledge of language Mostly I can vary the use this knowledge to find
and sentence
features. I can use this speed of my reading meaning in text.
knowledge, looking for
knowledge to find depending on my
clues in the text etc.
meaning in text. purpose – (close, skim,
scan etc).

I can identify the With support I can Mostly I can evaluate a I can evaluate a variety of
author’s purpose and evaluate a variety of variety of texts and the texts and the effectiveness in
PURPOSE give evidence from the texts and the effectiveness in terms of terms of purpose.
AUDIENCE EVALUATION text. effectiveness in terms of purpose.
purpose.
 I can read independently I can read independently I can read independently I can read independently for
for 20 minutes. for 20+ minutes. for 25 minutes. 30 minutes.
READING
STAMINA/TEXT SELECTION I can select appropriate texts
to meet a purpose with
support.