The Stages of Developmental Reading

What describes the stages through which typically developing readers progress from the early stages of literacy to a skilled level?

• Intensive Reading

• Emergent Literacy

• Stages of Human Development

•   Developmental Reading

Reading Development is consists of ______ stages.

• 7

• 5

• 6

• 4

Which is NOT a stage of reading development?

• Multiple Viewpoints    

• Silent Reading

• Pseudo-reading

• Reading for Learning the New

During stage 0 of developmental reading, children usually do the following EXCEPT:

• pretending to read

• retelling story when looking at pages of book previously read to him/her

• reading a novel

• naming letters of alphabet

What is the stage wherein readers can read multiple texts and take in information to form their own understanding?

• Construction and Reconstruction

• Reading for Learning the New

• Confirmation and Fluency

• Pre-reading

Children master the pre-reading stage by studying textbooks. True or false?

• True

• False

Initial reading and decoding is conducted through direct instruction in letter-sound relationships or phonics. True or false?

• True

• False

This stage is done by using the basic decoding elements, sight vocabulary, and meaning context in the reading of familiar stories and selections.

• Pre-reading

• Multiple Viewpoints

• Initial Reading and Decoding

• Confirmation and Fluency

At the end of _____, about 3000 words can be read and understood and about 9000 are known when heard.

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

In this stage, children start the long course of reading to acquire new knowledge.

• Initial Reading and Decoding

• Construction and Reconstruction

• Multiple Viewpoints

• Reading for Learning the New