The various stages of reading development are not based on pupils age or the year they are in but on their development in the class room and the stages they are in. the different reading development stages start from a lower-level to a high-level, for instance:
• Early Emergent Readers. This is where pupils begin, it is the first step of reading development where pupils learn the basic’s such as alphabet mats, phase sound mats, phonics and large print picture books.
• Emergent Readers, this is the next stage of development where pupils understand all skills and tasks given in the first stage and can then go on and progress. In this stage pupils recognise diverse types of texts, understand many high-frequency words, start to learn the difference
• Early Emergent Readers. This is where pupils begin, it is the first step of reading development where pupils learn the basic’s such as alphabet mats, phase sound mats, phonics and large print picture books.
• Emergent Readers, this is the next stage of development where pupils understand all skills and tasks given in the first stage and can then go on and progress. In this stage pupils recognise diverse types of texts, understand many high-frequency words, start to learn the difference