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In this guide, UK reading levels and book bands are explained explored for your students. Find how book bands and the reading levels for reception and beyond can benefit your teaching in the classroom. Also, don't miss out on the helpful teacher-made resources throughout!
Book Bands Comparison Chart. Note: When pupils reach the end of the lime book band they should be free readers. After that, each band from brown to black, is a guide to the band for each year group.
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A reading scheme is a series of books that have been carefully written to help children learn to read. Your child’s school probably has at least one reading scheme such as Oxford Reading Tree, Big Cat or Bug Club. The books will be organised into levels, or bands, or colours.
- Level 1 books are for children who are just beginning to learn about books and reading. At this stage, your child is likely to be learning the alphabet at nursery, and may be able to recognise some simple, common words.
- By this stage, your child will be able to use their knowledge of letters and sounds to work out new words, though they may still need help.
- At this level, your child will be using phonics to help them read slightly more complicated words, including words with common digraphs like ‘ee’, ‘oa’, ‘ch’, and ‘th’.
- By Level 4, your child will be using their phonics knowledge to work out words quickly, and will know a range of common tricky words (like ‘said’, ‘some’, and ‘what’) by sight.
To help you choose a book that's suited to your child's reading level, Usborne support a number of reading level systems. Click on the pages to find out more about how our books are banded to support young learners.
A step-by-step guide for parents and teachers on book bands and reading levels at KS1 and KS2, including Oxford Reading Tree Levels and typical reading ages.
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Dec 14, 2022 · Reading levels are a way of determining the reading skills a student already has. They measure a child’s reading comprehension and fluency, using a variety of factors like phoneme awareness, decoding, vocabulary, and more.
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