Developmental Category	Grade Level	Letter Level	Numeric Level
Emergent	K	A	1
		B	2
		C	3,4
Emergent/Early	K/1	D	5,6
		E	7,8
Early	1	F	9,10
		G	11,12
		H	13,14
		I	15,16
Early/Fluent	2	J	18
		K	20
		L	24
		M	28
Fluent	3	N	30
		O	34
		P	38
	4	Q	40
		R	40
	5	S	44
		T	44
		U	50

To Support Voice-Print Match

1. "Read it with your finger."
2. "Did that match?"
3. "Did you have enough/too many words?"

To Support Self-Monitoring With High-Frequency Words

1. "You said..... were you right?"
2. "Find the word ......."
3. When the child stops at a not-quite-known word, the teacher or parent rereads and articulates the first sound of the word.

Detecting and Correcting Errors

1. "What letter do you expect to see at the beginning of...?"
2. "Good for you, you stopped. What did you notice?"
3. "Are you right?"
4. "Where's the tricky part?"

Searching For More Information

1. "Try that again and think what would make sense/sound right."
2. "What could you try?"
3. "What do you know that could help?
4. "Do you know a word like that?"

Maintaining Fluency

1. "Read it so it sounds like talking."
2. "Stop at the period/comma."
3. "Put these words together."
4. "Make it sound interesting."

1. Modeling-- Be sure your child sees you read!
2. Show your child the importance of and need for reading in our daily lives----shopping, cooking, reading for information and pleasure.
3. Read together directions for games, assembling toys or models, playing games such as Scrabble or Monopoly.
4. READ TO YOUR CHILD.
5. Listen to your child read.
6. Encourage your child to use the library(public and school)
7. Help your child select books that are appropriate for them. (interests and level)
8. Provide a wide variety  of reading materials in the home (books, magazines, newspapers, and children's periodicals)
9. Use cereal boxes, telephone books, menus, etc. as opportunities to read for real life connections. 

1. Build a climate for words at home.
2. Let children see you write often.
3. Be helpful and supportive!
4. Provide a suitable place to write.
5. Give and encourage others to give the child gifts associated with writing.
6. Encourage frequent writing, but be patient.
7. Praise your child's efforts to write.
8. Encourage children to write for a real purpose-birthday party invitations, thank you notes,   Christmas list, grocery lists, etc.......