Level J

What are some indicators of a Level J text?

• Stories have similar characteristics to Level I but are generally longer (some over 50 pages)

• First chapter books

• Characters in series books will expand reading interest in reading, increasing the amount of time reading

• Large amounts of dialogue

• Full range of punctuation within longer, more complex sentences with many adjectives and adverbs

• Texts have one main plot with several episodes over a period of time - chapter books may only cover a period of one day

• Require more interpretation on the part of the reader

• Requires quick solving of new worlds, including three or four syllables

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

• Read many types of texts (informational, short chapter, simple biographies)

• Understand a large number of longer sentences

• Use strategies to figure out hard words (go back and reread, use picture clues, find smaller words inside the bigger word, etc.)

• Read silently during independent reading

• Automatically read a large number of high frequency words (from all previous levels & more)

• Read out loud & sound like a normal speaker (not like a robot)

• Read out loud & sound like an actor (pauses, reads with expression)

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"Level J" Books