Phases of Reading Development Flashcards
(26 cards)
Pre-Alphabetic
The reader relies on visual or contextual cues to “read” words, not letters or sounds.
No real understanding of letter-sound relationships
Pre-Alphabetic
Guessing based on memory or environment
May recognize words by visual features
Pre-Alphabetic
Recognizes “McDonalds” by the golden arches.
Pre-Alphabetic
Thinks STOP means red sign
Pre-Alphabetic
Instructional focus for Pre-Alphabetic Phase
Letter recognition, print awareness and phonemic awareness.
Partial Alphabetic Phase
The reader begins using some letter sound knowledge often focusing on initial or final sounds.
The reader begins using some letter sound knowledge often focusing on initial or final sounds.
Partial Alphabetic
-Can identify some letter sounds
- Relies on initial/final consonants to guess words
- Still guesses words from memory or context
Partial Alphabetic
Reads “dog” as “dig” or “dot” because it starts with “d”
Partial Alphabetic
Spells “cat” as “ct”
Partial Alphabetic
Instructional focus for Partial Alphabetic
Explicit phonica, phoneme segmentation/blending ,and decoding CVC words
Full-Alphabetic Phase
The reader uses complete letter sound correspondences to decode unfamiliar words.
The reader uses complete letter sound correspondences to decode unfamiliar words.
Full-Alphanetic Phase
- Can sound out and blend most simple words
- Uses Phonological decoding with increasing accuracy
Full-Alphabetic
Recognizes sight words and decodable patterns
Full-Alphabetic
Accurately decodes “ship”, “fast”, and “jump”
Full- Alphabetic
Spells frog as “f-r-o-g”
Full Alphabetic
Instructional focus for Full Alphabetic Phase
Multisyllabic word reading, common patterns (silent e, vowel teams), fluency.
Consolidated Alphabetic Phase
The reader chunks letter patterns and morphemes into familiar units to decode words efficiently.
The reader chunks letter patterns and morphemes into familiar units to decode words efficiently.
Consolidated Alphabetic Phase
- Uses word families, syllable types, and morphemes
Consolidated Alphabetic Phase
Reads Fluently with automaticity
Consolidated Alphabetic Phases
Uses analogies (“If I know ‘light’, I can read ‘sight’)
Consolidated Alphabetic Phases
