Literacy Classifications are stages of literacy development associated with Scaled Scores (SS). These stages are an easy way to monitor student progress.
Early Emergent Reader: 200–682
Student is beginning to understand that printed text has meaning. The student is learning that reading involves printed words and sentences, and that print flows from left to right and from the top to the bottom of the page. The student is also beginning to identify colors, shapes, numbers, and letters.
Late Emergent Reader: 683–785
Student can identify most of the letters of the alphabet and can match most of the letters to their sounds. The student is beginning to read picture books and familiar words around their home. Through repeated reading of favourite books with an adult, students at this stage are building their vocabularies, listening skills, and understandings of print.
Early Transitional Reader: 786–815
Student has mastered alphabet skills and letter-sound relationships. The student can identify many beginning and ending consonant sounds and long and short vowel sounds.
Late Transitional Reader: 816–851
Student is probably able to blend sounds and word parts to read simple words. The student is likely using a variety of strategies to figure out words, such as pictures, story patterns, and phonics.
Probable Reader: 852–1100
Student is becoming proficient at recognising many words, both in and out of context. The student spends less time identifying and sounding out words and more time understanding what they have read. Probable readers can start to blend sounds and word parts to read words and sentences more quickly, smoothly, and independently.
Literacy Classifications can be found on the following reports: