Christopher’s independent level for oral reading was at grade 2 which is 3 levels below his current grade placement. His instructional level was estimated at grade 5 and frustration reading level was at grade 6 on the Oral Reading Passages. Compared with his performance of grade 5 for independent reading on the GWL, Christopher’s independent level for the oral reading passages of the Ekwall/Shanker was inconsistent at grade 2. In addition, instructional level of Christopher at grade 5 was a level higher than his instructional level of grade 4 on the San Diego GWL, suggesting that Christopher finds the task of reading words in context easier than when required to read words in isolation. Upon further testing, frustration level for Christopher’s
