Cambridge Reader Adventure (CRA) Bands
The readers on which we have worked on are
Blue Band : That includes 5+ age students and phonics emphasizing...
Green Band : This readers include beginners level readers and includes
decoding skills ....
Blue Band Cambridge Readers are for children around 5 to 6 years old who
are getting better at reading. The books have longer sentences and some
talking between characters. They use simple punctuation like question
marks. There are more new words, and some words are repeated to help
learning. The stories have a beginning, middle, and end, with more
characters and places. Pictures still help but are not as important. There
are both storybooks and fact books.
Yellow Band Cambridge Readers are for children who are starting to read
more on their own. The books have slightly longer sentences and use
common words that children may already know. Some new words are
added and repeated to help learning. The stories are simple, with a clear
beginning, middle, and end. Pictures help explain the story and support
understanding. There are both storybooks and fact books to help children
enjoy reading and learn new things. The *Yellow Band* in Cambridge
Readers is typically for children aged 4 to 5 years old. It is designed for
early readers who are beginning to read simple sentences more
independently and are starting to recognize more words on sight.
The Orange Band in Cambridge Readers is generally suitable for children
aged 6 to 7 years old. At this level, children read with increasing
confidence, handle more complex sentences, and begin to understand
deeper story ideas and vocabulary with less support.
The Green Band in Cambridge Readers is generally suited for children
aged 5 to 6 years old, depending on their reading development. It usually
follows the Yellow Band and is ideal for early readers who are becoming
more fluent and confident in reading longer texts with less support.
Green Band 🟢(5-6 years)
Designed for early readers
Features:
Decoding skills introduced
Slightly longer sentences as compared to 🔵 band
Introduction of a wider range of vocabulary(Basic)
Increased number of high-frequency words.
* Stories often have simple plots with beginning, middle, and end.(Short
stories as compared to 🟠 Band)
* Building basic comprehension.
Orange Band 🟠( 6-8 years)
Designed for beginners of independent readers.
Features:
More complex sentence structures (Multi-clause sentences added)
and punctuation.
* Wider vocabulary and more descriptive language featuring more events
* Longer texts/ story
* Deeper comprehension skills.
Blue band:
Age 5+
Stage: Early readers who are in process
of developing fluency
Slightly longer sentences than previous band
A larger number of high-frequency words ( meaning words that occur
repetitively or are generally acquired through language acquisition,
contains connectives)
Introduction of some unfamiliar words supported by illustrations.
Contains plot and storylines.
Simple plots with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Generally 8–16 pages.
Includes both fiction and non-fiction in Blue Band
The Green Band
Agr 5 onwards years who are beginning to read more independently. The
children are expected to:
Know adverb of time (when something happened for example 'one day')
Read with some fluency
Understand a wider range of vocabulary
Know introduction to Contractions (short form of certain words like Can't,
wouldn't etc)
Use expression when reading aloud
Begin to understand story structure (beginning, middle, end)
Make predictions about what might happen next
Tackle longer sentences and paragraphs
Mixture of low and high frequency words
