Reading Levels - Overview

Mondo Assessments
Reading Stages

Mondo Assessment

Reading Running Records

Comprehension
Fluency
Oral Language
Letter Sound Correspondence

Reading Levels: Kindergarten

Level A (beginning)
Level B (middle)
Level C (end)
Early Emergent to Emergent by the end of
the year

Level A

Level B

Examples of Kindergarten Texts

Level C

Key Features to Look For - Kindergarten

Early Emergent (Level A & B)

Knows approximately 20 letters

Knows 6-10 high frequency words
Can recall and reread texts to
others
Likes to look at books and have
books read to them
Being read to is important

Emergent (Level C)

Knows 15 or more high

frequency words
Fluency is growing
Continue to work on Oral
Language
Needs practice with phonics;
blending and sounding out
words

Reading Levels: First Grade

Level D (beginning)
Level E, F, G (middle)
Level H, I (end)
Emergent to Transitional by the end of the
year

Level E

Examples of First Grade Texts

Level I

Key Features to Look For - First Grade

Beginning (Level D-G)

Identifies many words in print

accurately and fluently
High frequency words close to 20
Using phonics to decode
unfamiliar words
Needs more oral language
development
Developing comprehension of
text

Transitional (Level H-I)

Can read 40 words per minute

Making connections between the
text and what they know
Start to read for enjoyment and
to gain information
Need more small group
instruction
Start to develop critical thinking
skills

Reading Levels: Second Grade

Level J (beginning)
Level K, L (middle)
Level M (end)
Transitional to Early Established by the end
of the year

Level K
Level J

Examples of Second Grade Texts

Level M

Key Features to Look For - Second Grade

Transitional (Level J-K)

Can read 40 words per minute

Making connections between the
text and what they know
Start to read for enjoyment and
to gain information
Need more small group
instruction
Start to develop critical thinking
skills

Early Established (Level L-M)

Have strategies to reading more

complex vocabulary
Knows features of different
genres
Can communicate
comprehension
Reads with fluency
Can make inferences

Reading Levels: Third Grade

Level N (beginning)
Level O (middle)
Level P (end)
Early Established to Established by the end
of the year

Level P

Level N
Level P

Examples of Third Grade Texts

Key Features to Look For - Third Grade

Early Established (Level N)

Can understand some figurative

and descriptive language
Reading with fluency and correct
phrasing
Dealing with longer chapter and
fewer illustrations

Established (Level O-P)

Longer chapters and fewer

illustrations.
Can retell most of the story
Starting to analyze characters
Analyzes problems in the plot
Can identify important ideas
Demonstrate new learning from
reading

Reading Levels: Fourth Grade

Level Q (beginning)
Level R (middle)
Level S (end)
Established

Level Q

Level R

Examples of Fourth Grade Texts

Level S

Key Features to Look For - Fourth Grade

Established (Level Q-S)

Reading to learn - no longer learning to read

Dealing with more technical vocabulary in nonfiction texts
Dealing with more compound words ( 3+ syllables)
Increasing stamina; reading for a longer period of time)
Reading more complex texts
More in depth analyzation of texts (Characters, themes, main idea, etc).

Needs to continue to:

Identify key ideas and details

Make connections and inferences amongst various texts.

How to help at home

Encourage your student to read nightly
Ask questions about what they read, or talk about their
day to practice Oral Language
Ask your students teacher at conferences about other
ways to help at home