The Stages of Learning to Read
Reading is a complex skill and like learning to ride a bike or guitar learning to read has stages.
In 1983 Jeanne Chall identified 6 stages of learning to read.
This is a helpful framework.
Stage 0 Pre reading stage. Children begin noticing the print around them.
Stage 1 Recognising the Alphabet Principle. Letters represent speech sounds.
Stage 2 Mastering letter/sound relationships and grammar.
STAGES 0 – 3 ARE THE LEARNING TO READ STAGES
Stage 3 Developing thinking and comprehension. Reading to learn.
Stages 4&5 Developing Analytical and Synthetic reasoning.
According to Chall for most children stages 1 and 2 need to be explicily taught.