Stages of Reading Development

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Kids Learning letter names and sounds

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Beginning

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Critically read a wide variety of genres

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Skillful

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Print preforms different functions

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Emergent

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Print carries meaning

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Emergent

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Students in third grade through fifth grade

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Intermediate

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Print represents words and sounds

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Emergent

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Readers increasing reading rate and expression

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Transitional

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Print represents spoken language

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Emergent

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Smallest unit of writing are letters

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Emergent

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The same letters occur over and over again

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Emergent