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Reading help by grade (K–5)
What's expected at each grade, the gaps we see most often, and what to do at home this week. Pick your child's grade.
Kindergarten
Letter sounds, rhyming, simple decodable words.
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1st grade
Blending CVC words, sight-word automaticity, early fluency.
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2nd grade
Multisyllabic words, fluency takes off, comprehension grows.
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3rd grade
The shift from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn.
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4th grade
Vocabulary widens, content-area reading begins.
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5th grade
Complex texts, inference, and writing-from-reading.
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