LEVEL 2 READING

Year 7: Below Expected : Year 8: At Risk

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

I can use word chunks With support I can use Mostly I can use and talk I can use and talk about
and letter sounds to and talk about several about several strategies several strategies to decide:
decode words. strategies to decide: to decide: chunks, rimes, chunks, rimes, analogy,
DECODING chunks, rimes, analogy, analogy, knowledge of knowledge of prefixes,
I use visual, meaning
knowledge of prefixes, prefixes, suffixes, visual suffixes, visual memory.
and grammar cues to
suffixes, visual memory. memory.
decode.

I know some common With support to find the Mostly, to find the To find the meaning of
suffixes and prefixes and meaning of unknown meaning of unknown unknown words I can:
understand how they words I can: words I can:  use common suffixes and
LANGUAGE affect the meanings of  use common suffixes  use common suffixes prefixes
words. and and  use known root words.
prefixes prefixes
 use known root words.  use known root words.

I can retell the main With support I use a Mostly I use a variety of I use a variety of strategies
points. variety of strategies strategies when when comprehension breaks
when comprehension comprehension breaks down – re reading, cross
I can identify a
breaks down – re down – re reading, cross checking, using word and
COMPREHENSION sequence. reading, cross checking, checking, using word sentence knowledge, looking
I can use fix up using word and sentence and sentence for clues in the text etc.
strategies when a word knowledge, looking for knowledge, looking for
does not fit the context clues in the text etc. clues in the text etc.
or visual information.

I understand that texts With support I can Mostly I can identify the I can identify the author’s
PURPOSE have purposes and are identify the author’s author’s purpose and purpose and give evidence
AUDIENCE EVALUATION written for audiences. purpose and give give evidence from the from the text.
evidence from the text. text.

READING I can independently read With support I can read Mostly I can read I can read independently for
 for 10 minutes. independently for 20 independently for 20 20 minutes.
STAMINA/TEXT SELECTION minutes. minutes.