Table 17: Above Grade Level Literacy

  Student G (M) Student H (F)
Grade Four
Assessment
  • very eager to know if he had everything correct
  • enjoyed reading selections
  • fluent reader
  • lots of background info

Estimated reading level: Grade 6-7
  • eager to read
  • when session was finished she wanted to know if she could come back and do more
  • worked carefully
  • willing to take risks

Estimated reading level: Grade 5-6
Grade Five
Assessment
  • enjoys reading
  • very confident
  • focused
  • fluent oral reader

Estimated reading level: Grade 9
  • eager to read
  • very few miscues up to Grade 9 passage
  • finger pointed when reading at Grade 10 level occasionally
  • comprehension good

Estimated reading level: Grade 8

These students are readers. Their reading is automatic. They read as well as many adults. These two students were:

All of the students in these particular samples have improved in their literacy development. The assessors' observations clearly illustrate the reading process.