manual (silent reading) - Department of Education Regional Office 6

PromptReading levelsa) Frustration- brief question, description, discussion as a motivation andbackground of the passage to help the child read andunderstand it. It activates prior knowledge of the child.This is the lowest reading level.The pupil scores 74% & below in comprehension andclassified as slow reader with the following readingspeed per grade level:Grade I - 30 belowGrade II - 60 belowGrade III - 90 belowGrade IV - 110 belowGrade V - 140 belowGrade VI - 160 belowb) InstructionalThe pupil scores 75-89% in comprehension andclassified as average reader with the following readingspeed per grade level:Grade I - 31-69Grade II - 61- 99Grade III - 91- 119Grade IV - 111- 139Grade V - 141 - 169Grade VI - 161 - 189c) IndependentReading Teacher This is the highest reading level. The pupil scores 90-100% in comprehension andclassified as fast reader with the following reading speedper grade level:Grade I - 70 aboveGrade II - 100 aboveGrade III - 120 aboveGrade IV - 140 aboveGrade V - 170 aboveGrade VI - 190 above- one who teaches reading or the teacher-adviser of the childtested.Philippine Informal Reading Inventory16