Mason is a third grader who can read just about any book. He recognizes most words instantly and reads with expression. He likes to write nonfiction books, usually about transformers, but he rarely divides his writing into paragraphs, and most of his spelling is phonetic. For instance, he spells because as becuz. Is he working at grade level?

What will be an ideal response?


Mason is a fluent reader and his reading is at grade level; however, his writing is more characteristic of the beginning stage. As a writer, Mason is working at the second grade level.

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