Stages of Reading Development

 Stages of Reading Development

The quality of reading is not measured by how soon a child begins to read but by how well he or she reads when ready.  

 When teaching it is important to recognize that students learn in different ways and in synchronization with their own personal growth and development. Reading development expectations,  as with all human development, can be used as general references. In no instance should guidelines become reasons to judge a student’s ability to learn nor should they be a reason to hold a student to curriculum that is no longer challenging.

As part of the normal growth process, children pass through stages of reading development. Advancement through these stages may differ from child to child. For example, a family may have one child who begins reading at age four while another does not begin reading until age six. Parents may be surprised to notice that both children are reading well at age eight. In other words, a slow beginning simply may indicate the child is not yet ready to read 

From How to Teach Rhoades to Reading Pp 5&6