Reading Comprehension Level Matrix.xlsx

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
1			CEFR= A1	A2		B1		B2	C
2	Topic	Abilities	ACTFL = Beginner	Intermediate			Advanced		Advanced Plus		You	Sheila-ji - Version 1a	NOTE: First, I am not a teacher. This is meant as a guideline . It is based on my experience gained in hosting SW reading sessions at HU. It uses the categories used by ACTFL and CEFR ( more info via links below) . This guideline is a 'guess' not anything 'official'
3				low	mid	high	low	high	Superior	Distinguished		V1: Date: 2025_09_06

4	Script	Recognizes Devanagari script v other South Asian scripts.	✓									V1a - note added, colouring Date: 2025_12_18
5	Script	Reads simple Devanagari characters in non-elaborate fonts	✓									V1b - links added Date: 2025_12_23
6	Script	Reads a few simple conjunct consonants eg क्य , झ	✓									V1c - CEFR levels added Date: 2026_01_01	ACTFL
7	Formats	Reads and comprehends familiar, simple, short words, phrases, short sentances	✓										CEFR
8	Reading Materials	Storyweaver Emergent Readers - familiar words, repetitions, short	✓
9	Comprehension	Uses contextual and pictorial cues for meaning	✓
10	Comprehension	Rereading required	✓
11	Misunderstandings	Due to inconsistent reading of vowels, र ,ृ	✓
12	Script	Increased confidence with printed and carefully handwritten texts		✓
13	Formats	Reads short sentances in SOV order on topics of personal interest or knowledge using frequently used words and non-complex grammatical structures eg personal letters, emails, notes, invitations, public posters.		✓
14	Reading Materials	Start Storyweaver Level 1 - easy words, repetiton, less than 250 words		✓
15	Reading Materials	Books such as Bedtime Stories in Hindi Vol 1-3		✓
16	Comprehension	Gets main facts from simple connected texts dealing with personal and social needs.		✓
17	Comprehension	Familiar with Simple Present ,Future and Progressive /Continuous Tenses, मुझको constructions		✓
18	Vocabulary	good coverage of daily nouns, verbs , adjectives, simple prepositions, adverbs of time		✓
19	Misunderstandings	Due to inconsistent reading of vowels, र ,ृ , conjuncts and half letters combos eg द्ध , स्व् ,द्व ,		✓
20	Misunderstandings	Finds reading newly encountered conjuncts quite dificult		✓
21	Misunderstandings	Needs to reread longer sentences		✓
22	Formats	Reads and comprehends sentances in SOV word order. Straightforward informative texts, requiring minimal supposition about format and content eg weather forecasts, descriptions of people, places and objects, personal letters etc			✓
23	Reading Materials	Complete Storyweaver Level 1			✓
24	Comprehension	Gets facts and some detail			✓
25	Comprehension	Material is read slowly, rereading required			✓
26	Comprehension	Comfortable with Simple Past Tense, Modal verbs			✓
27	Vocabulary	Vocabulary range increased, compound postpositions, comparatives and superlatives, Adverbs of frequency, degree, and manner			✓
28	Misunderstandings	Due to unfamiliar vocabulary			✓
29	Misunderstandings	Due to structural complexity			✓
30	Scripts	Recognizes an increased range of conjunct consonants - क्य, झ, क्त, त्र, क्ष, क्र, क्य, ज्ञ, श्र, प्र, ब्र, क्र, द्र, ग्र, ग्न, न्ध, न्त, न्थ, न्द, ट्र.				✓
31	Scripts	Increased confidence with vowels and र , ृ				✓
32	Formats	Additional fonts, neat handwriting readable				✓
33	Reading Materials	Start Storyweaver Level 2 – longer, more complex, simple concepts, increased use of synonyms				✓
34	Comprehension	Reads simple short stories for children, simple reports on festivals, concerts, elections etc				✓
35	Comprehension	Able to determine who is doing what to whom, where, when and why.				✓
36	Comprehension	Familiar with Perfective Tenses.				✓
37	Comprehension	Familiar with but rereading required with Simple Relative –Correlatives eg जब – तब , जो – वह, Present and Past Participles, Conjunct & Compound & Causative verbs, Adverbs of probability, emphasis, Passive voice, Simple If clauses अगर – तो				✓
38	Vocabulary	Vocabulary range increased, increased synonyms, abstract nouns, simple idioms				✓
39	Vocabulary	Recognition of Urdu/Sanskrit synonyms				✓
40	Misunderstandings	Non-standard sentence structures, non-SOV sentences eg poetic forms				✓
41	Misunderstandings	Finds reading newly encountered conjuncts quite difficult				✓
42	Misunderstandings	Rereading required when encoutering Participial constructions, Passive Voice, Compound verbs , multiple clause sentences�and complex grammatical constructions				✓
43	Formats	Variety of prints and handwriting.					✓
44	Formats	Consistent prose reading of several paragraphs in length.					✓
45	Formats	Passages from simple short stories, news items, general interest passages from popular magazines eg फिल्मफेयर , सरिता and newspapers नभारत टाइम्स , हिंदुस्तान, BBC Hindi and similar.					✓
46	Reading Materials	Storyweaver Level 2 continued					✓
47	Reading Materials	Begin books such as Gopi Diaries 4 book series by Sudha Murty , Famous Five Series, Secret Seven Series by Enid Blyton, Ruskin Bond Ki Lokpriya Kahaniyan, Tintin by Hergé, Asterik by Rene Gosinny, About 9-10 year old upward Try searching amazon.in - hindi books for kids-12-15 ; harpercollins India for-10-12 yrs					✓
48	Comprehension	Much reduced rereading in pieces of general interest.					✓
49	Comprehension	Developing ability to infer meaning from context.					✓
50	Vocabulary	Increasing control of language Eg Complex structures and discourse features ,eg concessives , additional relative – correlatives – eg जैसे – वैसे, हलोनकी – फिर भी, इसलिए, ताकि, भले ही , Increased confidence with Conditionals, Passive voice, Subjunctive					✓
51	Vocabulary	Vocab – extending further in breadth and depth					✓
52	Misunderstandings	From unusual multiple embeddings, vague discourse referents, use of low frequency vocabulary and idiomatic expressions					✓
53	Formats	Political editorials, critical reviews, cultural commentaries, academic/professional writings.						✓
54	Reading Materials	Storyweaver 3 & 4 – increased length and complexity.						✓
55	Reading Materials	Books such as Superhit Kahaniyan Series (stories by HG Wells, Chekhov, Tolstoy, Mark Twain as well as Indian authors such as Satyajeet Ray, RK Narayan , Mehrunnisa Parvez etc) Lokpriya Kahaniyan series ( stories by Shubhadra Kumari Chauchan , Malti Joshi, Mannu Bhandar , Sudha Murty , Kamleshar etc ) Passages in Sheela Verma’s Intermediate Level Hindi Naresh Sharma’s Routledge Intermediate Hindi Reader						✓
56	Comprehension	Gets main information from Superior level non technical, abstract and linguistically complex texts						✓
57	Comprehension	With greater understanding in areas of specific interest						✓
58	Comprehension	Emerging ability to understand author’s intent and general tone of the text.						✓
59	Vocabulary	Highly Sanskritic or Perso-Arabic words and phrases do not hinder general comprehension						✓
60	Misunderstandings	Due to insufficient knowledge of subject or style or presence of rare structures and expressions						✓
61	Misunderstandings	May not understand inferential meaning or arguments.						✓
62	Formats	A wide variety of literary texts, even on unfamiliar subjects.							✓
63	Reading Materials	Reads for pleasure Reads the great Indian novels, story collections , plays, poets - eg Phanishwar Nath Mandal 'Renu’ s मैला आँचल/ The Soiled Border , Premchand‘s Godan , Mohan Rakesh , Bhisham Sahni, Nirmal Verma, and the “Nayi Kahani” Movement and magazines for the educated reader eg धर्मयुग , इंडिया , टुडे , दिनमान.							✓
64	Comprehension	Reads hypotheses, argumentation, supported opinions etc.							✓
65	Misunderstandings	Few - very occasionally due to presuppositions and complicated style							✓
66	Formats	Fluent and accurate reading of most styles and genre pertinent to academic and professional needs.								✓
67	Reading Materials	Reads a wide range of literary texts including novels and poetry. literary criticism, sophisticated editorials, and scholarly writings.								✓
68	Comprehension	Distinguishes relevant from irrelevant information								✓
69	Comprehension	Follows unpredictable turns of thought								✓
70	Comprehension	Understands literal and intended meanings, linguistic and cultural nuances. neologisms - newly coined words or expressions creative word formations use of dialect uncommon idioms and expressions. cultural humour, irony & sarcasm literary devices – metaphor, simile, hyperbole,								✓
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