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By the end of Stage 2 the
learner is developing expectations around print: i.e. that print is organized in a way
that aids comprehension. Learner uses knowledge of alphabet to read words, decodes using
letter-sound correspondences. Learner can make predictions based on contextual clues.
Decoding is not automatic at this stage.
At this stage a learner:
Conceptual
- brings own experience to the text
Decoding
- distinguishes between upper and lower case letters
- reads to identify individual letters and words
- identifies some high-frequency words within and outside of a text
- uses letter-sound correspondence to sound out unfamiliar words
Conventions
- understands basic print convention: capital letters, sentences, paragraphs
- recognizes simple punctuation, e.g. period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark
- distinguishes between vowels and consonants
- knows basic grammatical conventions: noun-verb, contraction, etc.
Classifying
- alphabetizes by first letter of word
- organizes words into basic word families with guidance
Text Types and Styles
- can identify title of text
- distinguishes types of sentences: statement, question, exclamation
- recognizes and reads: list, article, recipe, personal narrative, basic chart
Comprehension
- able to answer "who, what, where, when, why and how" of text
Reading Strategies
- predicts using textual and non-textual clues
- sounds out
- relies on bank of sight words
- uses memory
- uses illustrations, symbols and structure of text as clues to meaning
Metacognitive Strategies
- monitors own comprehension
- employs basic strategies, such as re-reading to aid comprehension
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2 - Literacy - Reading