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DRA Level 10

Reading A-Z Level F


My Child is Reading Independently at a DRA Level 10

Starting at this level repetitive patterns no longer exist. New patterns will be introduced that are more complex. Vocabulary in fiction texts and non-fiction or informational texts requires background knowledge. The text layout and font become more challenging to readers. The illustrations will not necessarily correspond to text on the page being read. Included below are specific reading behaviors, skills and strategies for readers on this level.

Accuracy at Level 10:

  • Recognizes higher level sight words.

  • Recognizes and uses word parts when figuring out words.

  • Uses letter clusters like blends (cl, bl, sp, st, etc.) and digraphs (sh, th, ch, wh) to solve unknown words.

  • Understands synonyms.

  • Listens to their own reading and self-corrects when the word they say does not match the printed text or sound grammatically correct.

How to provide reading support at home and prepare your child for Level 12:

  • Before telling your child the word they are unable to read, ask these questions and model for your child: Does that make sense? Does that look right? Does that sound right? Does that feel right? What other word solving strategy can you use to solve that word? What do you know about this word that can help you figure out the whole word? What can you use in the text to help you figure out the unknown word?

Fluency at Level 10:

  • Reading voice sounds like a conversation voice.

  • Puts groups of words together in short phrases while reading.

  • Reads with expression.

  • Uses punctuation to help read with expression.

How to provide reading support at home and prepare your child for Level 12:

  • Ask this question: How do you know when your voice is supposed to change when you read?

  • Model for your child the change in your voice during different parts of a story and with different punctuation. Say: Listen to me read it. Now you try!

Comprehension at Level 10:

  • Can retell the story including important events and details.

  • Thinks about new information learned through text and relates it to previous knowledge.

  • Starts to understand cause and effect, problem and solution along with various story elements.

  • Talks about the characters and how they feel throughout the story.

  • Begins to refer to specific pages as evidence from the story to support answers, thoughts and opinions.

  • Makes predictions based on prior knowledge and experiences of next events in the story or to extend the story.

  • Makes a connection to the text

    • Text-to-text - the book reminds student of another book

    • Text-to-self - the reminds student of something that has happened in their own life

  • Can describe their favorite part of the story and why it is their favorite part.

How to provide reading support at home and prepare your child for Level 12:

  • Re-visit each page and ask your child to retell in their own words. Students should be able to

    • include most of the most important events from the beginning, middle, and end in sequence,

    • refer to most characters by name,

    • use language/vocabulary from the text,

    • retell using first, next, then, last, or in the beginning, in the middle, in the end.

  • Ask your child: What part did you like best in this story? Tell me why you liked that part. What did this story make you think of? or What connections did you make while reading this story?

  • Encourage crafting original stories. This process can begin with illustrations and then add story elements such as characters, setting, problem and solution through writing.

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