Complex Reading Comprehension

No consistent evidence of complex reading comprehension in daily contexts

• Does not demonstrate complex reading comprehension behaviours
• Relies entirely on adult direction for related tasks

Beginning to show complex reading comprehension with significant support

• Inconsistent complex reading comprehension; needs adult prompting
• Partial performance in familiar, structured settings

Demonstrates complex reading comprehension consistently in familiar contexts

• Applies complex reading comprehension reliably in routine situations
• Requires prompting to transfer to new or demanding contexts

Reads and understands multi-paragraph texts including inference, implied meaning, and author purpose.

• Demonstrates complex reading comprehension independently across varied contexts
• Sustains performance without adult support or reminders

Applies complex reading comprehension flexibly; can articulate and model it for others

• Articulates own process when applying complex reading comprehension
• Transfers skill spontaneously to novel domains