LEVEL 4 READING
Year 7: Above Expected : Year 8: Expected
I AM A BEGINNER
I have knowledge of grammar.
I have knowledge of language
features.
LANGUAGE/GRAMMAR I can use this knowledge to find
meaning in text.
I can use and integrate a
variety of comprehension
strategies to understand.
I can use references to find
COMPREHENSION meanings of words –
dictionaries.
I can infer meanings using roots,
affixes.
I use strategies to compare and With support I can use a
INFORMATION evaluate information and ideas. variety of strategies to gather
GATHERING Identify key ideas and use
them to summarise.
I can evaluate a variety of
texts and the effectiveness in
PURPOSE terms of purpose.
AUDIENCE EVALUATION
I can read independently for
TEXT SELECTION 30 minutes.
I can select text with support.
I AM DEVELOPING
With support I understand and
use academic vocabulary that
relates to my learning,
applying it to different
contexts, to find meaning.
With support I recognise
grammatical constructions and
use these to help my
comprehension.
With support I can use
comprehension strategies in
flexible ways to fully
comprehend text. (Summarise,
continually predict and revise
ideas, visualise, vary speed).
and synthesise information from
a range of texts locating key
ideas
With support I can evaluate the
writer’s purposes and the use of
language to suit those
purposes.
With support I can apply some
criteria to evaluate texts.
With support I can select texts
at my reading level to meet a
specific learning purpose.
I AM ACHIEVING
Mostly I understand and use
academic vocabulary that
relates to my learning,
applying it to different
contexts, to find meaning.
Mostly I recognise grammatical
constructions and use these to
help my comprehension.
Mostly I can use comprehension
strategies in flexible ways to
fully comprehend text.
(Summarise, continually predict
and revise ideas, visualise, vary
speed).
Mostly I can use a variety of
strategies to gather and
synthesise information from a
range of texts locating key
ideas
Mostly I can evaluate the
writer’s purposes and the use of
language to suit those
purposes.
Mostly I can apply some
criteria to evaluate texts.
I can read independently for
40 minutes. I can select some
texts to meet a specific
learning purpose.
I AM AN EXPERT
I understand and use academic
vocabulary that relates to my
learning, applying it to different
contexts, to find meaning.
I recognise grammatical constructions
and use these to help my
comprehension.
I can use comprehension strategies in
flexible ways to fully comprehend
text. (Summarise, continually predict and
revise ideas, visualise, vary speed).
I can use a variety of strategies to
gather and synthesise information
from a range of texts locating key
ideas.
I can evaluate the writer’s purposes
and the use of language to suit those
purposes.
I can apply some criteria to evaluate
texts.
I can select texts at my reading level
to meet a specific learning purpose.