4 - Literacy - Reading
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By the end of Stage 4 a learner is a fluent and Independent reader. Learner not only reads to learn, but also reads for pleasure.

At this stage a learner:

Conceptual

• recognizes how own attitudes and beliefs may affect comprehension
• understands a variety of text forms both fiction and non-fiction
• understands some literary devices such as metaphor

Decoding

• reads faster, with greater fluency
• reads unfamiliar text with degree of ease

Conventions

• is familiar with common abbreviations
• knows how to use parentheses, italics, bolding, and underlining
• recognizes and uses pronouns and other referents as clues to cohesion

Classifying

• compares orders and classifies information within text

Text Types and Styles

• recognizes and reads: reports, literature, magazines, newspapers

Comprehension

• recognizes topic in text
• easily locates topic sentence
• infers commands, requests, conclusions, function vs. form, opinion vs. fact
• is learning to critically analyze text
• reads, critiques and gives feedback on others' work

Writing Strategies

• uses time-saving reading practices, such as use of index, checking format for clues to content, skimming
• varies rate of reading according to purpose of text

Metacognitive Strategies

• uses a wide variety of strategies to learn
• uses a dictionary to look up unfamiliar words

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