Basic

Ability to recognize single-letter sounds, short vowel sounds, simple VC and CVC words, basic sight words, and simple, repetitive texts.

Intermediate

Ability to blend and read digraphs and trigraphs, long vowel sounds, more complex word families, expanded sight word vocabulary, and slightly more complex sentences.

Advanced

Ability to blend and read digraphs, trigraphs, long vowel sounds, blend vowels and consonants efficiently, wide sight word vocabulary, and read + understand complex sentences.

Proficient

Ability to read advanced phonetic patterns, varied vocabulary, irregular spellings, complex sentence structures, high-level comprehension, and fluency in reading diverse texts.