The document provides assessment criteria for reading comprehension at different levels from 3 to 7. The criteria focus on picking important points from texts, using evidence and quotes to support ideas, analyzing language, structure, purpose and viewpoint. Higher levels expect more in-depth analysis of contexts, meanings, techniques and devices used to achieve effects.

1. English Targets - Reading
APP Reading – Level 3
Assessment
Focus (AF)
Criteria
2
- make sure you to pick points from the text.
- pick some quotes from the text.
3
- show what the text means to you.
- write comments about different parts of the
text.
- write what the character is thinking.
4
- talk about the features of the writing
(paragraphs, phrases, etc)
5
- find examples of the writer’s use of
adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc.
6
- comment on the writers purpose.
- write what you think, and link it to what the
writer has written.
7
- find links between texts (E.G similar
characters, similar settings).
- begin to identify features that explain where
or when a text is set.

2. APP Reading – Level 4
Assessment
Focus (AF)
Criteria
2
- make sure you pick important points from the
text.
- use quotes from the text to back up what
you think.
3
- make points that link with different parts of
the text.
- back up ideas with suitable quotes from the
text.
4
- talk about the structure/layout of a piece of
writing.
- explain why a writer has organised their work
in a certain way.
5
- find examples of the writer’s use of
adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc and talk about
them.
- make simple comments about a writer’s
choice of different words (vocabulary).
6
- comment on the writers main purpose or
reason for writing.
- write what you think the writer’s viewpoint
is.
- comment on the effect of the writing on you,
give a personal response.
7
- make comments on where or when a text is
set.
- identify and begin to comment on links
between texts.

3. APP Reading – Level 5
Assessment
Focus (AF)
Criteria
2
- make sure you pick all of the important
points from the text, and talk about them all.
- make sure you back up all your ideas with
quotes or evidence from the text.
3
- explain all of your points in detail, and talk
about different parts of the text.
- back up ideas with suitable quotes from the
text, and discuss what you think the writer is
talking about.
4
- talk about the structure/layout of a piece of
writing, commenting on why the writer has
used that feature.
- explain all the reasons why a writer may have
organised their work in a certain way.
5
- find examples of the writer’s use of
adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc and talk about
them.
- make comments about a writer’s choice of
vocabulary, and their reasons for choosing
certain words or phrases.
6
- make clear comments on the writer’s main
purpose, and give an general overview of a
piece of writing.
- write clearly what you think the writer’s
viewpoint is, and back up your ideas with
quotes.
- comment on what you think of the text, and
your point of view about its contents.
7
- identify similarities and differences between
texts.
- make clear comments on how the text’s
context helps identify it’s meaning.

4. APP Reading – Level 6
Assessment
Focus (AF)
Criteria
2
- identify all the relevant points in the text, making
sure you include summaries from different places or
parts.
- ensure your point is backed up by the most suitable
quote from the text and an explanation.
3
- support all your points with quotes/evidence,
including discussing the different layers of meaning.
- begin to talk about the context of a piece of text,
and how details add to the overall meaning.
4
- discuss how the structure if a text is used to
support the writers’ theme or purpose.
- discuss how different features are used to direct
the overall organisation of a piece of text.
5
- discuss how the writer uses language, using the
correct terminology.
- ensure all of your comments about the writers’
choice of language/vocabulary link to an explanation
of the overall effect of the writing on the reader.
6
- explain fully how you decided on the purpose of a
piece of text, and back up your reasoning clearly.
- discuss, in detail, the viewpoints contained within
the text, and use quotes to support the development
of your opinions.
- discuss how the writer has written purposely to
effect, or influence, the reader.
7
- identify how a context can affect the meaning within
a text.
- make clear comments on how writers from different
periods use different language and features.

5. APP Reading – Level 7
Assessment
Focus (AF)
Criteria
2
- identify all the relevant points in the text, making
sure you include summaries from different places or
parts.
- try to use your knowledge of other information to
back up/further support your ideas.
3
- weigh up the evidence in a piece of text to decide on
the views of the author, and comment on whether or
not you agree with those views.
4
- discuss how the structure of the writing supports
the ideas/viewpoints of the author.
- compare/evaluate the features used by an author to
create effects.
5
- analyse carefully how language is used in a piece of
writing.
- demonstrate your understanding of how the writers’
language contributes to the effect on the reader.
6
- evaluate/comment analytically on the writers
purpose.
- evaluate/comment analytically on how viewpoint is
established and maintained/changed within a piece
of writing.
- discuss how the techniques and devices used help
the writer to achieve the effect they want.
7
- analyse how a text is influenced by events of the
past (historical contexts)
- analyse how meanings within a text change,
depending on the social and historical context of the
period it was written in.