1. READING DEVELOPMENTAL PLAN
K5
By the end of K5 students should be able to
GRADE 1
By the end of Grade 1 students should be able to
• understand basic concepts of print and books
• handle basic concepts of print and books
• show familiarity with rhyming and beginning
sounds
• use knowledge of sounds to read and write CVC ,
CVCC and CCVC words
• provide words containing the sounds worked with
• use decoding strategies to recognize new words
• identify letters and words
• enjoy being read to and retell simple narrative
stories or informational texts
• identify labels and signs in their environment
• use new words and create longer sentences in
speech
• begin to write letters of the alphabet
• identify some letters and make some letter-sound
matches
• show interest in being read to
• enjoy listening to and discussing storybooks
• engage in reading and writing VC and CVC words
• explore story elements (characters, setting,
sequence of events, conflict in the story,
resolution)
• read simple sentences with fluency and
comprehension
GRADE 2
By the end of Grade 2 students should be able to
GRADE 3
By the end of Grade 3 students should be able to
• use word recognition strategies to read new
words (sound-spelling relationships)
• use word recognition strategies automatically to
read new words (sound-spelling relationships)
• use common letter patterns and critical features
to spell words
• read with greater fluency and enjoy reading
• read simple texts with comprehension
• devote full attention to making meaning from the
• locate words by initial letter in simple dictionaries, text
glossaries and indexes
• begin to infer meanings beyond the literal
• explore story elements (characters, setting,
• use multiple reading strategies
sequence of events, conflict in the story,
resolution)
• demonstrate story understandings through art
work, retellings, and role play
• read simple sentences with greater fluency
• read decodable books independently
• read and retell familiar stories
• discuss literary elements in a story (characters,
setting, sequence of events, conflict in the story,
resolution)
• read familiar and simple stories and poems, and
relate words said and read
• use context and sentence structure to help
establish meaning
• understand and use the terms fact, fiction and
non-fiction
• use all the information available to make sense of
what is read
• use all the information available to make sense of
what is read.
• make critical connections between texts
• read simple books independently (fiction and nonfiction)
• enjoy a range of books discussing preferences
• read and recognize patterns in different genres
with guidance
• read a range of story, poetry, play scripts and
information books with comprehension
• spend time reading to research project contents
(e.g. find factual information from different
formats: charts, labelled diagrams)