ESL Literacy Reading Profile

This reading profile provides a general summary of reading conditions and proficiencies from Phases I-III, based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners. This reading profile includes a a general summary of reading characteristics and a reading profile chart that provides an overview of reading conditions and proficiencies from Phases I – III.

The purpose of the reading profile is to:

• provide instructors with a common reference point for discussing learners’ reading proficiency
• help instructors understand the proficiency and conditions of previous and subsequent levels
• inform the development of effective and level-appropriate reading tasks and assessments

This tool can be used by individual instructors or in a course guide or curriculum package designed to support instructors as they implement the curriculum.

Explore the following resources:

• ESL Literacy Curriculum Framework
• Learning for LIFE: An ESL Literacy Handbook
• ESL Literacy Readers 
• Writing Profile