Level F

What are some indicators of a Level F text?

• Language reflects patterns that are more characteristic of written language than spoken language

• Concepts are more distant from local knowledge or the everyday world

• Some texts have abstract ideas which require discussion

• Themes emerge

• Genres include realistic fiction, human and animal fantasy, simple folktales and nonfiction

• Texts range from ten to thirty pages

• Full range of punctuation to enhance meaning

• Longer texts may have longer sentences and/or more lines of text per page.

• Shorter texts may have unusual language patterns or technical words.

• Greater variety in vocabulary

How do I know if my child is a Level F reader?

• Begin to understand genres (fiction, nonfiction, etc.)

• Read and understand dialogue in text

• Read words with multiple syllables (disappear, unhappy)

• Understand contractions and possessives

• Automatically read high frequency words (all, ar, be, but, for, got, had, of, on, then, this, your)

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