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Ziptales Readability Scheme

Ziptales offers its own reading scheme – shown below - which references Reading Recovery,
Lexiles and Flesch.

The 10 stage scheme starts at the very simplest ‘entry’ level, for young children, whose reading amounts to
little more than recognition of simple words and sentences - Zip Stage 1 … through to children who are capable
of totally ‘independent’ reading of sophisticated texts - Zip Stage 10.

The whole range of reading in a primary school is included - from Nursery through to Key Stage 2.

RR levels Lexile levels Flesch levels
Kindergarten
Zip Stage 1 5 - 10 Kindergarten
0.1 - 2.5
Zip Stage 2 11 - 15 2.0 - 3.5
2.5 - 4.0
Zip Stage 3 16 - 22 3.5 - 4.5
4.0 - 5.5
Zip Stage 4 23 - 27 100 - 200 5.0 - 6.5
6.0 - 7.0
Zip Stage 5 28+ 200 - 400 7+

Zip Stage 6 400 - 500

Zip Stage 7 500 - 700

Zip Stage 8 700 - 950

Zip Stage 9 950 - 1100

Zip Stage 10 1100+

No readability scheme is perfect, and this scheme should be treated as a suggestion only. The teacher is
the one best placed to determine what texts a child will be able to read. Ziptales gives the teacher total
control over what stories and lessons a child accesses.

The ‘library’ allows open access for all
children, but under the personal guidance
of the teacher.

The Reading Levels icon is to be
found on the Teacher Resources
page. It explains the Ziptales reading
scheme and lays out the working of
the ‘reading engine’.

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