Reading Level Checklist for Joshua

Joshua 3rd April 2011 Level 1 ___ Recognizes some words in books
___ Able to use letters and sounds to read and understand words with help
___ Able to share what he/she like about poems, stories and books
Level 2
___ Able to read and understand simple books
___ Able to share what he/she thinks about ideas in stories, poems and books
___ Able to use strategies to read and understand words that he/she does not know
Level 3
___ Able to read clearly and understand different texts on his/her own
___ Able to understand the main points and can share what he/she prefer of fiction and non-fiction.
___ Able to use the alphabet to find information in books
Level 4
__ Able to show understanding of important ideas, themes, events and characters in different texts
__ Starting to use inference and deduction.
__ Able to use evidence from the text to explain his/her views
__ Able to find and use ideas and information
Level 5
_Y_ Able to understand different texts, choose important points and use inference and deduction
Y_ Able to identify key features, themes and characters and select sentences, phrases and relevant information to support his/her views
_Y_ Able to locate and collect information from a range of sources
Level 6
___ Able to identify different layers of meaning and comment on the significance and effect when reading and discussing different texts
___ Able to give personal responses to literary texts, referring to aspects of language, structure and themes to support his/her views
___ Able to summarize a range of information from different sources


Joshua 10th April 2011
Level 1
___ Recognizes some words in books
___ Able to use letters and sounds to read and understand words with help
___ Able to share what he/she like about poems, stories and books
Level 2
___ Able to read and understand simple books
___ Able to share what he/she thinks about ideas in stories, poems and books
___ Able to use strategies to read and understand words that he/she does not know
Level 3
___ Able to read clearly and understand different texts on his/her own
___ Able to understand the main points and can share what he/she prefer of fiction and non-fiction.
___ Able to use the alphabet to find information in books
Level 4
__ Able to show understanding of important ideas, themes, events and characters in different texts
__ Starting to use inference and deduction.
__ Able to use evidence from the text to explain his/her views
__ Able to find and use ideas and information
Level 5
Y_ Able to understand different texts, choose important points and use inference and deduction
Y_ Able to identify key features, themes and characters and select sentences, phrases and relevant information to support his/her views
_Y_ Able to locate and collect information from a range of sources
Level 6
__Y_ Able to identify different layers of meaning and comment on the significance and effect when reading and discussing different texts
___ Able to give personal responses to literary texts, referring to aspects of language, structure and themes to support his/her views
___ Able to summarize a range of information from different sources


Joshua 17th April 2011
Level 1
___ Recognizes some words in books
___ Able to use letters and sounds to read and understand words with help
___ Able to share what he/she like about poems, stories and books
Level 2
___ Able to read and understand simple books
___ Able to share what he/she thinks about ideas in stories, poems and books
___ Able to use strategies to read and understand words that he/she does not know
Level 3
___ Able to read clearly and understand different texts on his/her own
___ Able to understand the main points and can share what he/she prefer of fiction and non-fiction.
___ Able to use the alphabet to find information in books
Level 4
__ Able to show understanding of important ideas, themes, events and characters in different texts
__ Starting to use inference and deduction.
__ Able to use evidence from the text to explain his/her views
__ Able to find and use ideas and information
Level 5
_Y_ Able to understand different texts, choose important points and use inference and deduction
_ Able to identify key features, themes and characters and select sentences, phrases and relevant information to support his/her views
__ Able to locate and collect information from a range of source
Level 6
__Y_ Able to identify different layers of meaning and comment on the significance and effect when reading and discussing different texts
__Y_ Able to give personal responses to literary texts, referring to aspects of language, structure and themes to support his/her views
___ Able to summarize a range of information from different sources