Test your child reading level
Reading Level Assessment – Assess your child's reading now!
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Follow our three easy steps to take the reading level test and get your childs reading level on track for the new year.
Want to know how to assess your child’s reading fluency quickly and easily? Just take our 5 minute free reading test below!
Our reading assessment tools and books are developed by experts in language learning, so you can be confident your child will learn to read fast while having fun!
Has your child already tried using a different reading level test? There’s no harm in testing their reading abilities again!
Step 1. How Old is Your Child?
Step 2. Quick Reading Assessment
Use our One-Page Reading Level Assessment to find your child’s level.
Then choose books from your child’s level and start reading!
Can your 3 year old read this sentence?
The cat sat.
Yes   –> Then Start Reading on the 3 Year Old Learning Path
No   –> Then Subscribe to Red Cat Reading and we'll help your child catch up!
Can your 4 year old read this sentence?
I pack my bag.
Yes   –> Then Start Reading on the 4 Year Old Learning Path
No   –> Then Subscribe to Red Cat Reading and we'll help your child catch up!
Can your 5 year old read this sentence?
Birds fly in the sky.
Yes   –> Then Start Reading on the 5 Year Old Learning Path
No   –> Then Subscribe to Red Cat Reading and we'll help your child catch up!
Can your 6 year old read this sentence?
Did you ever see bees crawl inside flowers?
Yes   –> Then Start Reading on the 6 Year Old Learning Path
No   –> Then Subscribe to Red Cat Reading and we'll help your child catch up!
Can your 7 year old read this sentence?
Birds can be many different sizes.
The largest bird of all is the ostrich.
Yes   –> Then Start Reading on the 7 Year Old Learning Path
No   –> Then Subscribe to Red Cat Reading and we'll help your child catch up!
Step 3. Start Reading!
1. Watch the video
2. Watch again & read along with the e-book
3. Complete the quiz
Age 3-5
- Kindergarten Reading Level Books
Age 5-6
- First Grade Reading Level Books
Age 6-7
- Second Grade Reading Level Books
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Our phonics, storybooks and leveled books will take your child from early reader to confident third-grader!
Press play on our video below, and earn how to use our book levels, lessons and quizzes to help your child learn to read the fast and fun way!
After your child has finished our guided reading level books, you can use each lesson’s quiz to test their reading comprehension and see if they should level up!
Reading Level Chart
Want to know more about our different guided reading levels? Check out our Reading Level Chart below!
Our books and videos are perfect for ages 3-8.
Children will learn to read and get better at reading with our exclusive learning materials.
Use this chart as a reading level finder. You’ll find just the right books and videos to improve your child’s reading skills.
How to Test Reading Level Online: The Ultimate Guide
I decided to start hunting for a reading level test for my kid during my first year of homeschooling.
I had a first grader who had completed her phonics curriculum, but wasn’t really interested in chapter books. She loved for me to read to her, but was not interesting in reading very much herself – which stressed me.
As a frazzled, first-time homeschooler, I wanted to test her reading level to see if she needed more reading instruction, more practice, or if she was right where she needed to be.
I have tried a number of online reading tests over my homeschooling years and have found that they are not all created equally.
In this post I am going to share with you everything you wanted to know and more about giving your kid a reading level test.
But First, Avoid Reading Level Tests If…
Your kid is still going through a high quality phonics program, such as All About Reading, Explode the Code, or Primary Phonics.
Let your kid finish the program before worrying about what grade level they may be at.
Most reading tests do not assume that the child is learning phonics (since most kids aren’t) and will rely more heavily on sight words they think the child should have learned by a certain grade.
Taking a reading test with a kid who hasn’t finished their phonics reading curriculum is probably not going to be helpful to a parent or child.
Do Take a Reading Level Test If…
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You have just started homeschooling and have no idea where your kid should be placed for reading.
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You have finished a phonics program, but are still unsure if your kid is where they need to be.
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You think your child might be gifted reader and want to see what level they are testing at.
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You want to make sure your student is progressing, even though they’re not reading aloud to you anymore
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You need to make sure you are buying the right level books for your child to read.
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You want to see if your kid is smarter than someone else’s kid and you want proof.
These are all great reasons, well except for that last one. Definitely do not test your kid for homeschooling glory.
Hopefully that gave you a laugh, so let’s dive in!
4 Tips for Getting the Best Results When You Test Reading Level
1.Take the Reading Test Yourself
I took a lot of time to explain how the test runs below, but it would be helpful to run through the test yourself first. Make sure you know how to administer the test and confirm that the reading assessment is a good fit for your kid.
2. Administer the Reading Test at the Best Time
Make sure that your kid takes the test when they are their best.
Is that first thing in the morning, in the evening, or right after lunch (probably not)?
Ensure your kid has plenty of energy, isn’t hungry, and is in a comfortable environment with minimal distractions.
3. Prep Your Kid Mentally
If you are giving a reading assessment to your kid, there is a good chance that your kid is already a little insecure about reading. Do not put the pressure on them that this test evaluating them.
I have given several reading tests and I make a point to tell them it is no big deal, but I do need them to do their best. I go on to say that I need to evaluate our curriculum. Depending on how they do on the test, I will make decisions about what books I need to buy for the next school year.
This takes the pressure off of them.
The are not being evaluated – the curriculum is being evaluated.
4. Do Not Share Their Results with Them
When the reading level test is complete, tell them they did well and that you are happy with their effort.
If the score is less than you were hoping for, you don’t want to destroy their confidence. If it’s really high, you don’t want them to be prideful and brag about it.
Either way, tell them they worked hard and you’ll use the scores to make the best decisions for their education.
This also helps if you plan to test their reading in the future. They will go into the assessment with no expectations – positive or negative.
3 Free Ways to Test Reading Level Online!
1. MacMillian Reading Level Test
The MacMillian Reading Level test seems to be one of the most popular and trusted reading level tests out there.
I used it with my daughter a couple years ago and I recently tested my own reading level to refresh myself on their process.
How the MacMillian Reading Level Test Works
Everyone starts at the easiest level. You are provided a picture and a fill-in the blank question. There will be 4 multiple choice options to choose from.
As you answer questions you progress through the levels until you have missed a certain number.
Then you are immediately told what level reader you are – Starter, Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate, or Advanced.
Interestingly, I found the questions to be a bit slanted towards an understanding of grammar and reading comprehension.
Here is an example of a grammar question. Your kid may be able to read all the words, but does he understand the correct verb agreement?
Pros and Cons of MacMillian Reading Level Test
The benefits of this online reading level test are that it is free, simple to use, and provides you an answer right away (no need to wait for an email).
It is also a great test for a kid who can read, but struggles with comprehension.
The negatives to me are that it seems to be testing more than reading and the results do not provide a grade level. You may not know what to do with an “Elementary Level” result. It is kind of a broad answer.
One More Thing to Know About MacMillian Reading Level Test
The test does not tell your child when they miss a question.
I intentionally missed questions in order to see what would happen and it just went to the next question.
This might help if your kid would be stressed by a reading level test – no big red X when they make an error.
2. San Diego Quick Assessment
I have also used this reading level test with my kid – twice actually – and it lives up to its name!
It really is quick!
How the San Diego Quick Assessment Works
Go to this online PDF and print off the four pages.
You will see grade level words in columns from Pre-Primer through 11th grade. There are 10 words in each column.
Give your child the student portion and ask them to start reading down the first column. Use your grader sheet to check off if they read the word correctly or not.
The test helps you break down the results in terms of Independent Level, Instructional Level, and Frustration Level.
Pros and Cons of San Diego Quick Test
The benefits of this online reading level test is that it does give a quick and free snapshot of your kids reading level.
No lengthy test that your child gets bored with.
It is also on paper, which many kids do better with than reading off a screen.
The test doesn’t have any context or pictures to help your child. It will really tell you if they can read or sound out the word or not.
Parents will also like that they get a solid grade level result – a little easier to understand and work with.
The only con I have is that determining grade level with just 10 words is pretty arbitrary. You child may know many other grade level words, but not necessarily the ones on this list.
3. Pioneer Valley Reading Test
This is the most recent online reading level test we’ve used and by far my favorite. I found it to be much more comprehensive and I felt the results were a much more solid reflection of my daughter’s true reading skills.
How the Pioneer Valley Reading Test Works
This online reading assessment is broken into two parts.
Part One: High Frequency Word Reading
The first part consists of words coming across the screen for your child to read.
The words are simple at first and then get more complex. The parent sits with the child and clicks “Correct” or “Incorrect” as the child reads each word.
Once the child misses two words, she is moves on to the next step.
Part Two: Reading
You will be asked to sit with your child while they read through an interesting story. Make a mark on a piece of a paper every time your child misses a word in the story.
At the end of the story you will be prompted to record the total number of words your child missed and whether or not they struggled to complete the story. Based on those results your child will either move forward or backward on a scale of A-Z. Eventually your child will be assigned a Letter Level and you will see a chart that corresponds to a grade level:
Pros and Cons of Pioneer Valley Online Reading Assessment
I thought this was much more involved and thorough than other tests we have tried.
Even if your child encounters words he doesn’t know in the first part of the assessment, there are still many other chances in part two to show their reading skills.
Other benefits include: it is free, the stories were interesting to read, and there was an option to test reading comprehension after each story.
Cons for me would be that the scale does not go beyond 6th grade. It just says 6 grade +. I would have liked to see a scale that goes into high school level.
Other Free Online Reading Level Tests to Try
There are many other resources to try out there to test your kid’s reading level!
Here are some other tests that might be the perfect fit for you and your kid:
Red Cat Level Reading Assessment
Oxford Owl Online Reading Test
Oxford English Reading Test
Good and the Beautiful Reading Level Assessment
Wide Range Reading Test
Not Happy with Your Kid’s Reading Level Test Results? Try these ideas!
1. Take a Different Reading Assessment
It is possible that the test you chose just didn’t jive with your kid. If you are unsure about the results, don’t be shy about waiting a day or two and then doing another reading test with your child.
2. Think about what they struggled with the most during the the Reading Level Test
These reading level tests are excellent tools to help you pinpoint exactly where your child needs help.
Did your child struggle because of any of these issues:
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Sounding out
When your child came to an unfamiliar word, did he freeze up, melt down, or give ridiculous guesses? If so, consider working with your kid on their phonics.
A high quality, low cost phonics program we love is Explode the Code. These simple workbooks are known for giving kids confidence and raising reading levels.
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Vocabulary
Did your child manage to sound out a word, but have no idea what it meant? As your kid climbs the reading levels, increasing their vocabulary is crucial.
Some simple ways to increase vocabulary are reading aloud to your child regularly, using higher levels of vocabulary around the house, and including vocabulary curriculum in your homeschool.
I recently bought Word Roots for my 4th grader and we are so excited about it. It teaches the Latin roots of English words so that kids can break down AND understand a large number of difficult words.
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Comprehension
Is your kid reading beautifully, but has no earthly idea what he just read? Many parents would be jealous of the beautiful reading, but the comprehension is just as important – if not more so.
Providing your kids with a continuous flow of interesting books that spark their imagination will help a lot in this area. And I hate to say it, but decreasing their screen time will also dramatically help.
If your child continues to struggle with comprehension, consider looking into the Reading Detective series. We have added this workbook to our homeschool curriculum and I think it has really stretched my daughter. The workbooks teach children how to analyze a short story while answering multiple choice questions AND citing the paragraph or sentence number that proves their answer.
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Fluency
Did your child painstakingly struggle through sounding out just about every word? Even the short vowel words?
The best thing for fluency is a high quality phonics program as mentioned before and practice, practice, practice.
I am a huge fan of easy phonics readers and keep multiple sets around the house. Here are some of our absolute favorites:
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Bob Books
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I Can Read It! Books
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Primary Phonics Readers
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Now I’m Reading! Books
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Tug the Pup Books
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Usbourne Phonics Readers
Recap Reading Level Test Guide for Kids
Remember above all else that a reading level test is a tool to help you customize your kid’s education and help them succeed.
It is not a grade for your parenting.
Or a grade for your homeschool.
You are not necessarily a failure or a success no matter how your child scores.
Use these free online reading tests to drive you forward and you can’t go wrong!
Have you tried an online reading test that isn’t mentioned here? Please share in the comments!
Do you want to make sure you save all this information for later – smart thinking! Just pin this article to your favorite Pinterest post and definitely share with your friends and followers!
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Read speed test. Online simulator for developing reading speed and awareness skills in 2021!
Reading speed is an important indicator not only for schoolchildren, who regularly check it. It is very important for an adult in the modern world to be able to navigate in huge flows of information. A reading speed test will help you determine your current level and see if you need to work on improving this skill or if you are reading fluently enough.
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1. How to check reading speed?
2. How can I check my reading speed myself?
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How to test a child's reading speed?
4. What reading speed is considered normal for adults and children?
5. How to choose the right text to test reading speed?
6. The book "Everything you wanted to know about speed reading, but were afraid to ask"
How to check reading speed?
The easiest way is to take a stopwatch (you can use the application on your phone), a text to check your reading speed and read it at a normal pace for one minute. It is important that the text is non-technical, does not contain highly specialized terms and concepts, and is not familiar to the reader. The text should not be too primitive. The testee must see the text for the first time so that the results are not artificially inflated.
But what do you care about speed, if you don't understand with what awareness you absorb the text? :)
A much better way to find out your reading speed is to take a free online test. To do this, sit back, enter your name in the form above, press the button and you will immediately see the text that you need to read, slowly, trying to understand everything that is written.
When the entire text is read - click on the button at the very bottom. The program will automatically determine the reading speed and prompt you to answer a few questions to understand the degree of assimilation of the material. As a result of testing, you will receive not only the result of your reading speed and awareness, but also recommendations for improving your reading technique in the format of the book "Everything you wanted to know about speed reading, but were afraid to ask." Enter a name. Click the button and find out your real reading speed. Have a good day.
How can I test my reading speed myself?
We have prepared for you a tool with which you can independently check the speed of reading. Our tool include a certain amount of text that you need to read as quickly as possible. You will then have the opportunity to answer a series of questions about the text, allowing the program to determine your level of understanding. Based on the data received, a result and a certificate are issued.
This certificate can be shared with your friends on social networks and challenge them to a battle to test the speed and awareness of reading :).
If you want to do it yourself, you can do it according to the following scenario. A text of medium complexity is taken, located on one sheet. You will need an assistant who will keep track of the time and will be able to test the level of your understanding of the information. Check algorithm:
Simultaneously with the start command and the start of the stopwatch, you begin to silently read the text.
When the text is finished, you say stop - time stops.
Then you need to answer a few questions regarding the content (reading speed implies a full reading comprehension).
The last step is to count the words in the text and determine the average number of words per minute (words in the text can be counted before reading).
This is the certificate you can get based on the results of passing the test
How to check the reading speed of a child?
A child's reading speed can be tested in a similar way.
The child should read aloud, at least in elementary school. Then you can switch to the usual way of checking for adults.
Schools often test reading skills by counting the number of words read per minute. This gives a small error, since words come in different sizes, but a similar verification method can also be used.
What reading speed is considered normal for adults and children?
The average reading speed for an adult is 200-230 words per minute. Below average, but an acceptable rate is 150-200 words per minute. Adults who read more than 230 words per minute are considered fast readers. For the speed reading technique, the optimal speed is 350-400 words per minute.
In children, the indicators are dynamic and change depending on age. Approximate norms used in elementary school:
20-30 words per minute for first grade;
45-60 words per minute for second grade;
70-85 words per minute for third grade;
90-125 words per minute for fourth grade.
How to choose the right text to test reading speed?
The criteria for selecting text to test reading speed are identical for adults and children. The only difference is the volume and complexity of the information. The text must match the following parameters:
medium difficulty appropriate for age;
the absence of specific unfamiliar words or their minimum number;
no dialogs;
location on one page;
large, comfortable to read font;
lack of pictures and other distracting elements.
In our tool for testing reading speed and comprehension, we tried to take into account all these factors so that the resulting tool would be convenient for both adults and children. At the same time, he gave a fairly clear answer to the question about the real reading speed.
It should be remembered that reading speed is a variable parameter, which decreases if a person rarely sits down at a book, and increases with constant reading.
There are many special techniques aimed at significantly increasing the speed of reading text information.
Everything you wanted to know about speed reading but were afraid to ask test. So don't waste a second,
go back to the very top of the page and go take the test!Reading speed test online is simple, convenient and fast
We have already written so much here about how to correctly measure your reading speed, achieve awareness and interpret the results, that every second of delay before you pass the online reading speed test and receive a personal certificate is just like death. Return to the very beginning of the page, enter your name in the field under the video and go to the enchanting world of unfamiliar texts and tricky questions :).
📖 Reading speed Q&A section
📕 What formula is used to calculate reading speed?
If it’s very short, then the formula for calculating the reading speed is as follows: V = (Q / T) x K.
This formula allows you to get a real figure for reading speed with a correlation to the coefficient of meaningfulness. You can read more about the formula here in this article .
📗 What books do you recommend reading to develop speed reading?
We have compiled a list of the most useful books for the development of speed reading and posted it in a separate post on the blog. The list is constantly updated and gives an idea of the main books with which you can develop speed reading skills.
📘 What if I want to increase my reading speed?
You can start by learning the theory, or you can download our workbooks , which we have created especially for those who who wants to start learning speed reading. There are two of them: one notebook for adults, the second for children. Contains some theory and practical exercises designed for several weeks of regular classes.
📙 How to check a child's reading speed?
The reading speed test, which is located on our website, is suitable for both adults, as well as for children. We specifically tried to choose mostly literary texts that will be easy to read. to understand the child. Just go to the reading speed test page from the link above, enter child's name and start reading. Then the program will do everything for you.
📔 I want to check my reading speed online for free. How to do it?
Easier nowhere. The tool, which is located at https://bukva.info/rapid/ , was created just for this. You just enter your name, read the text and answer the questions. The program monitors the speed of your reading and its meaningfulness. After answering the questions, you will receive a certificate with your result. The certificate can be shared with friends in social networks :).
📓 What is the "Read Fast" project?
Read Fast is a project dedicated to the problem of fast and conscious reading. We believe that you can read 3-4 times faster. However, the quality of memory reading material will only increase. Let's try together :).
Reading Technique: Test - INTELLIGENT
The school curriculum clearly articulates the requirements for reading skills that a child must master in a certain period of time in each class.
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- Reading standards in primary school according to GEF by quarters
- What is important to consider when checking reading technique?
- Reading test requirements
- Texts to test reading technique in grade 1
- Texts to test reading technique in grade 2
- Texts to test reading technique in grade 3
- Texts to test reading technique in grade 3
- How to test reading technique correctly?
- Child Reading Technique Chart and Chart
- Reading Speed Trainer
Reading standards in primary school according to the Federal State Educational Standard by quarters
Data for grade 1 are also indicated with grades in order to be able to realistically assess the child's abilities at the moment.
Naturally, in the 1st grade, the teacher checks the reading technique without grading.
In addition, it must be taken into account that if the child is studying in a lyceum or gymnasium, then the standards will be higher.
When checking the reading technique, the following parameters are taken into account:
- speed;
- reading method;
- understanding;
- expressiveness;
- correctness
The most important of the listed items are: the pace of reading and the comprehension of the material read. The child must understand what he is reading!
We are all different. Some children experience inexplicable excitement during reading tests. Hence, the result is often shown worse than they could. Therefore, I decided to tell all the subtleties of this process so that parents can correctly check the reading technique of their child at home.
First , you will see the real problems and know what to look out for.
Secondly , the child will practice and stop worrying.
Reading test texts
Reading test should use suitable texts. Do not use the first story or passage that comes to hand. The evaluation results will be incorrect.
There are quite specific requirements for texts:
- the child must see it for the first time;
- text must be age appropriate;
- sentences should be short enough, without complicated constructions;
- is better if it doesn't have dialogues;
- should not include illustrations;
- text must fit on one page;
- be printed in large, easy-to-read print.
Texts to test reading technique in grade 1
In a grove
The children came to the grove. It's fun and noisy. The bee took honey from the flower.
An ant was dragging a blade of grass. The pigeon was building a nest for pigeons. The bunny ran to the stream. The stream gurgled over the rocks. He worked. The stream provided clean water to people and animals. (38 words) (According to K. Ushinsky)
Forest Orchestra
Chaffinches, nightingales, song thrushes sing with sonorous, clear voices. Beetles and grasshoppers creak. Woodpeckers are drumming. Orioles whistle with a flute. Foxes and white partridges bark. Howling wolf. Owl hoots. Bumblebees and bees buzz. All the forest dwellers sing and play, who can play what and how they can. (42 words) (According to V. Bianchi)
Cunning fish
For a long time I sat with a fishing rod on the shore. Minnows do not peck at me. And grandfather is sitting under a bush and has already caught a bucket. I sat down in the shade. Immediately the minnows began to peck.
It turns out that in a clean place the shadow of the fishing rod is visible. So the cunning fish did not go to the hook. (48 words) (According to E. Shim)
Bats
Bats are very useful animals. They eat harmful insects. During the day, bats wrap their wide wings like cloaks and hang upside down in dark places. The night is coming. They fly out to hunt. Many harmful insects fly at night. Almost all birds sleep at this time. Therefore, the "work" of bats is especially important. (51 words) (According to Yu. Dmitriev)
Summer
White lilies and golden water lilies opened on the river. Water porridge blooms wildly over the water. A wild duck brought little ducklings out of the sedge. White and blue dragonflies fly over the water. Pot-bellied crucians swim in the water.
In the green sedge calmed down, a toothy little bee lurked. Water spiders scurry about the pond on long legs. It's good to run around the meadow and lie down in the grass under the birches. (59 words) (According to I. Sokolov-Mikitov)
Living hat
The hat lay on the chest of drawers. Kitten Vaska was sitting on the floor. Vovka and Vadik were coloring pictures. Suddenly, behind them, something plopped onto the floor. The boys turned and saw a hat on the floor. Suddenly the hat crawled. She crawled out into the middle of the room and stopped. The boys got scared and ran to the kitchen. They picked up potatoes and started throwing them at the hat. The hat will bounce up! A kitten jumped out of it. (63 words) (According to N. Nosov)
Texts to test reading technique in grade 2
It was autumn.
The leaves in the forest flew around. The hunters lit a fire. Potatoes were fried in a pan. She smelled delicious. Suddenly, an animal snuffled angrily in the grass. He stuck his wet black nose out of the grass. The nose sniffed the air for a long time and trembled with greed. A small badger crawled out of the thickets. He looked around. Then he took a step towards the fire, jumped and stuck his nose into the potatoes. It smelled like burnt leather. The badger rushed back to the grass to treat his nose. (68 words) (According to K. Paustovsky)
Swans
Once I saw two white birds on the lake. They were whooper swans. My grandmother said that they have been swimming here for over two weeks. So they liked this place. They want to live here. I made a floating bird feeder. He poured grain, soaked bread into it. The swans did not dare to approach the feeder for a long time. But one day one of them swam up and took the bread.
Gradually the swans got used to me. They took food straight from their hands. (70 words)
Squirrel
A squirrel built a nest on a tall pine in the forest. Everything is round, closed, and on one side a loophole is left so that you can climb inside. The squirrel is a dexterous animal. All day long, from knot to knot, from tree to tree, he jumps - where he picks a berry, where a fir cone. And autumn will come - then the squirrel will begin to prepare supplies for the winter. Either he will hang the mushrooms to dry, or he will hide the nuts in a hollow. It's cold, hungry in winter, so supplies will come in handy for the squirrel. (70 words) (9 each0161 V. Chaplina)
Ant's path
Ants had a bridge across the stream - the tree fell, they ran along it. People used to walk here and squash the ants every day. However, insects cannot be stopped if they have chosen their own path. What to think? Someone did it very simply; took it and put another log next to it. Ants crawl on their bridge, and a man takes his steps on a new log. The ants, of course, did not know who took care of them. But we can say for sure: a good person did it. (72 words)
Texts to test reading technique in grade 3
Fairy tale in the forest
The great storyteller Andersen was walking in the forest. In the clearing he saw a lot of mushrooms. In the evening he returned to the clearing. Under each mushroom, he hid a candy or a ribbon. Under one is a wax flower, under the other is a thimble. Here is a gingerbread, there is an apple. In the morning the storyteller brought the forester's daughter to the clearing. She was seven years old. Under each mushroom, she found a gift. There was only gingerbread. It must have been taken by a crow. The girl's eyes burned with delight.
And the storyteller told her that these gifts were hidden by gnomes. (78 words) (According to K. Paustovsky)
What are hollows ?
Every hollow in the forest is a mystery. A skilled tracker will unravel the hollow dweller by following the tracks. There are hollow rooms. Squirrels and woodpeckers spend the night in them. The owl spends the day in a hollow, and at night it flies to hunt. There are hollow pantries. The squirrel hides nuts in them. The marten will put a forest mouse in reserve. There are hollow bedrooms. All winter the bat sleeps in the hollow. She hibernates upside down. All winter he does not eat or drink anything. So many hollows, so many mysteries. (74 words) (According to N Sladkov)
Forest Gourmet
The hunters were walking through the taiga.
Suddenly they heard screeching and grumbling. The hunters followed the noise cautiously. A young bear was busy with a large linden tree. There was honey in the hollow. But the linden grew close to the rock. Stones interfered with sticking a paw into the hollow. The bees stung the thief. He rubbed his muzzle with his paws and shouted in a thin voice. Finally the bear got tired and sat down. He looked at the linden for a long time. Then he climbed to its top. The bear squeezed between a rock and a tree. He pressed hard on the tree with his paws. The linden crackled and collapsed. Now getting honey was easy. The hunter fired into the air. The mouse ran away. The hunters collected a bucket of honey. There was honey for the Bear. (79 words) (According to Vl. Arseniev)
Antarctica
Antarctica lies in the far south. A huge ice cap more than a kilometer thick covers Antarctica.
Only in some places black and brown hills, covered with rare patches of moss, protrude among the ice. The fauna of Antarctica is poor. Best of all, penguins were able to adapt to the harsh climate. They inhabit the shores of the Antarctic seas. Whales, sperm whales, dolphins swim in coastal waters. Antarctica keeps many secrets. Scientists have already mapped huge mountain ranges. There are many valuable minerals in Antarctica. But all this is hidden under the ice. Scientists from all over the world are exploring this region. (80 words) (From the magazine "Murzilka")
Morning rays
A red sun appeared in the sky and began to send its golden rays everywhere to wake the earth. The first beam flew by and hit the lark. He started up, fluttered out of the nest, rose high, high and sang his silver song. The second beam hit the bunny.
The bunny twitched its ears and hopped merrily across the dewy meadow. He ran to get himself juicy grass for breakfast. The third beam hit the chicken coop. The rooster flapped its wings and sang. The chickens cackled, began to rake up rubbish and look for worms. The fourth ray hit the hive. A bee crawled out, flew to collect honey from fragrant flowers. (86 words) (According to K. Ushinsky)
Texts to test reading technique in grade 4
Crane
The arrival of cranes promises close warmth. Our people love these birds. He composed many fairy tales and songs about cranes. The crane is very tall on its feet. It has large wings and long feathers. The beak of the crane is strong and sharp. The crane builds its nest right in the hole in the field. The crane lays two large eggs on dry grass. The young are taken away by their parents into the bushes or into the reeds.
A wounded crane rushes on its back and beats the dog with its legs and beak. One hunter lost an eye while trying to grab a wounded crane. Now hunting for cranes is prohibited in our country. (95 words) (According to S. Aksakov)
Apple tree
A wild apple tree grew in the forest. In autumn, a sour apple fell from it. The birds pecked at the apple and pecked at the grains. Only one grain hid in the ground and remained. In the spring, when the sun warmed the wet earth, the grain began to germinate. The spine went down, and the first two leaves were kicked up. A stalk with a bud ran out from under the leaves, and green leaves came out of the bud. Bud after bud, leaf after leaf, twig after twig — and five years later a pretty apple tree stood where the seed had fallen. A gardener came to the forest, carefully dug up the apple tree, did not damage the roots, moved it to the garden and planted it in good soil.
(97 words) (According to K. Ushinsky)
Kitten
Once the children went for a walk on the road and took a kitten with them. The wind stirred the straw on the road, and the kitten played with the straw, and the children rejoiced at looking at him. Suddenly they saw a hunter galloping ahead of him with two dogs. And the stupid kitten, instead of running, crouched down on the ground, hunched his back and looks at the dogs. Katya was frightened by the dogs, screamed and ran away from them. And Vasya, with all his heart, set off to the kitten and at the same time as the dogs ran up to him. The dogs wanted to grab the kitten, but Vasya fell on the kitten with his stomach and closed it. The hunter jumped up and drove the dogs away. (99 words) (According to L. Tolstoy)
Colorful boats
How many colorful boats are on our pond today: yellow, red, orange! They all came here by air.
Beautifully swaying, they sank into the water quietly and smoothly, And still new ones continue to arrive. A boat will fly in, sink into the water and immediately sail with raised sails. Many more will fly in today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow ... There is still a large supply of such boats on the trees surrounding our beautiful pond. While flying more and more maple. They set out ahead of others. These are the most sailing boats. Their pointed blades are bent upwards. The wind pushes against them like sails. And what elegant ones are between them, just lovely! Here floats a whole detachment of absolutely crimson. So they burn in the sun! This is all from that lush maple that flaunts on the shore. (118 words) (According to D. Kaigorodov)
At the bottom of the snowy sea
There is no worse beginning of winter for field and forest animals than a little snow! The bare ground freezes deeper and deeper, becoming hard as stone. It became cold in the minks. But now it's snowing. Knocks and knocks and no longer melts. A dry snowy sea covers the land. Hazel grouse, black grouse, even capercaillie dive headlong into it. Mice-voles come out of their underground dwellings, run along the bottom of the snowy sea. A predatory weasel dives tirelessly in it, sneaks up invisible to mice and birds under the snow. It is much warmer at the bottom of the snowy sea than at its surface. Freezing winds don't get in here. A thick layer of dry water does not let a big frost to the ground. Many mice build their winter nests right on the ground under the snow - sort of like going to the country in winter. (120 words) (According to V. Bianchi)
Fox school
A fox has settled in the thick of the forest. She had five foxes. They sting in a dark hole. The children were blind and without teeth. The mother fed them with her milk.
Children's eyes have been opened. The mother began to drive them out of the hole. Rogues run and play. Brothers and sisters are rolling on the grass. And their mother takes care of them. Hears a rustle, drives the children into the hole. The cubs have grown up. Their mother teaches them to catch prey. Let a live mouse go between the cubs, and they catch. The teacher strictly supervises the students. A little onlooker misses a mouse, a fox bites him with his teeth. Then the mother taught the foxes to catch butterflies and bugs. Little hunters boldly rush at everything that moves. Now they are looking for food themselves. The fox school helped them. Winter has come. The animals got bigger. Their fur is red and fluffy. Now they are learning fox tricks. Fox cubs can hear the hunter. Young animals learn to scare the trail and run away from dogs. Soon the cubs will become adult foxes. They will run away from their mother in different directions.
They will go hunting on their own. Bunny foxes will find on the trail. There will be predators in prey and a mouse, and a bird. (144 words) (According to A. Bostrom)
Who has the best house
It's time to hatch the chicks. Everyone built a house in the forest. It turns out that the entire forest from top to bottom is now occupied by housing. It's not easy to decide which house is the best. The largest nest of an eagle. It is made of thick boughs and is placed on a huge thick pine. The smallest nest of the yellow-headed beetle. His whole house is the size of a fist, and he himself is smaller than a dragonfly. The mole has the most cunning house. He has so many emergency passages and exits that you can’t cover him in any way in his hole. The most beautiful house near the warbler. She built a nest for herself on a birch branch, cleaned it with lichen and light birch peel, and wove pieces of multi-colored paper for decoration that were lying in the garden of some dacha.
The most comfortable nest of the long-tailed tit. Her nest is made of fluff, feathers and hairs on the inside, and moss and lichens on the outside. It is all round, like a pumpkin, and its entrance is round, small, in the very middle of the nest. (150 words) (By V. Bianchi)
How to test reading technique correctly?
- Choose the right time.
- Eliminate all distractions: TV, computer, cell phone.
- Prepare everything you need: an hourglass for 1 minute (it's better than just a stopwatch on your phone) and text.
- Sit the child at the table and put a printed text in front of him (preferably 14 font).
- Sit down and put down the hourglass.
- Say "Start". At this point, the child begins to read, and you turn the clock.
- Watch the time and at the same time you need to listen carefully, noting the mistakes made for yourself.
- Say "Stop" when exactly one minute has passed.
- Ask the child questions about the text. At least ask about what he understood.
How to evaluate reading speed?
The speed or pace of reading is determined by the number of words that the child managed to read in a minute. When counting words, all prepositions and conjunctions must be taken into account.
Criterion for the correctness of includes not only the correct reading of each word, but also the correct placement of stress. You should also pay attention to repetitions of words or sentences. This is also considered a mistake. But! You can not stop the child during the check and point out these errors to him. You will deal with them after the check is completed. Go back to the "wrong" words and read them again.
Awareness of texts read. It is necessary not only to read fluently, but also to understand what it is about. That is to read consciously. To test awareness, ask the child two or three questions about the text.
You don't need to retell anything. The answers to your questions will suffice. The process of reading comprehension largely depends on the amount of attention your child has.
Pay attention to expressiveness , the presence of intonation pauses, logical stresses.
For yourself, you can note the way of reading : by syllables, syllables + whole words or reading in whole words.
When grading, special attention is paid to three criteria: speed, awareness, correctness.
Reading Technique Chart
If you wish, you can use the special chart used by primary school teachers to test reading proficiency. It takes into account all the necessary parameters, namely: the speed and correctness of reading, expressiveness, awareness and the way of reading. You can record the results of the child in it with the date. The progress of the young reader will be clearly visible.
Download a table to test reading technique
Graph for building reading speed
Sometimes, for even greater visibility of progress in reading, it is good to use an individual graph of reading speed growth.
Every quarter, a dot is marked on it, corresponding to the number of words read per minute. The points, as they appear, are connected to each other. The reading speed growth curve will definitely go up! The child will see his result. A situation of success is created that will inspire the young reader to conquer new heights.
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Reading technique tester
To test reading technique, you can also use a special interactive simulator. It is easy to download to your computer. It is very easy to use. A child can easily test his reading speed on his own. The simulator is equipped with a stopwatch, all texts are divided into classes and quarters.
You can download the interactive reading speed simulator
for FREE. But it does not solve the issue of improving reading technique.
And reading technique needs to be trained!
There are quite a few tricks for this.
You can find some of them in the article about speed reading.
speed reading training will help you achieve significant results. Specially formed texts and exercises will help in a short time to increase reading speed, reading comprehension, develop speech and attention.
Speed reading training is:
- Ready and very easy to use set of valuable materials;
- 100 special texts for developing speed reading skills;
- 25 types of the most effective exercises with a text on the development of reading technique;
- 180 pages of valuable exercises;
- 80 pages bonus effective materials for the development of speech, attention and speed reading;
- Each training page can be used independently from the others;
- Easy to print for individual or class use.
After completing the training, the child will begin to read at least 2-3 times faster and learning performance will improve.
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You can also purchase the BIG BOOK OF SYLLING TABLES
O. Naumova "The Big Book of Syllable Tables"
(do not repeat the tables from the gift)
Tables for reading syllables and words are one of the best and necessary tools for learning reading and to improve the quality of reading.
Buying a BIG BOOK OF SYLLING CHARTS
You will receive:
- Ready tool for practicing reading and speed reading skills;
- 200 syllabic tables of different levels of complexity;
- professional spreadsheet technique.
The most effective methods will allow each table to be used repeatedly several times, increasing the child's interest in reading.
The child will receive:
- improved reading skills;
- reading speed boost;
- improved diction;
- reading comprehension;
- development of thinking and attention;
- vocabulary expansion;
- increased self-confidence.
The child will stop stumbling over difficult words while reading.
The reading process will become natural and painless.
You can easily print the pages you need. All pages of the book can be used separately.
THE BIG BOOK OF SAYLING CHARTS is suitable for those who are just taking their first steps in reading, and for those who want to significantly improve the quality of reading.
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O. Naumova "Noisy texts for reading and retelling"
The skill of high-quality reading and writing depends on the state of visual perception and attention of the child.
The better the child recognizes visual images, the better he reads and writes more competently.
Working with noisy texts engages the child's brain to the maximum and increases the productivity of classes many times over. At the same time, there is a development of figurative thinking, attention, memory, the ability to understand what is read.
In the book you will find:
- Noisy texts with questions;
- Texts with questions for reading, retelling, checking reading technique;
- Method of working with noisy texts;
- High productivity options;
- Exercises for developing speech and reading comprehension.
As a result, the child:
- increases reading speed;
- attention and memory develop;
- conscious reading skills are developed;
- develop self-control skills;
- speech develops;
- the number of writing errors decreases;
- the process of writing summaries and essays is facilitated;
- improvement of educational performance.
Suitable for individual and group activities.
Easy to print and use.
The Noisy Texts book series consists of three parts.
Texts differ in the number of words, complexity and degree of noise.
It is desirable to work on all three levels of difficulty.
Level 1
Number of words in texts 25-55.
