STAGE |
APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVEL |
CHARACTERISTICS |
MAJOR FOCUS |
EMERGENT READER |
PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO KINDERGARTEN
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BEGINNING READER |
LATE KINDERGARTEN TO EARLY FIRST GRADE
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FLEDGLING READER |
EARLY TO MID FIRST GRADE
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TRANSITIONAL READER |
MID TO LATE FIRST GRADE
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INDEPENDENT READER |
EARLY TO LATE SECOND GRADE
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