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My Child is Reading Independently at a DRA Level 8
Fictional stories begin to have more parts to the story and events. More complex and varied language patterns appear often. There will be abstract concepts that become complex and require higher level thinking. Text will also appear in small fonts with more words and lines per page. A variety of punctuation will appear and higher level sight words. Included below are specific reading behaviors, skills and strategies for readers on this level.
Accuracy at Level 8:
Accuracy at Level 8:
Recognizes higher level sight words.
Recognizes and uses word parts to solve words.
Uses base word plus ending to solve words. For example: Breaks up play - ing to solve the word playing
Pulls apart compound words to read them. For example: butter - fly to solve the word butterfly
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 10:
How to provide reading support at home and prepare your child for Level 10:
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 8:
Fluency at Level 8:
Reading voice sounds like a conversation voice.
Uses punctuation to help read with expression.
Starts to use different voices and voice levels depending on characters and specific words.
How to provide reading support at home and prepare your child for Level 10:
How to provide reading support at home and prepare your child for Level 10:
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 it!
Comprehension at Level 8:
Comprehension at Level 8:
Remembers the important details from the story.
Begins to refer to specific pages as evidence from the story to support answers, thoughts and opinions.
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 10:
How to provide reading support at home and prepare your child for Level 10:
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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