Oxford Levels are Oxford University Press’s method of text-levelling for the Primary phase. The Oxford Levels are derived from a combination of research-based curriculum and assessment criteria for reading development, advice of expert consultants and many years of experience and school-feedback.
The 21 Oxford Levels both reflect and support children’s development as readers through the primary school phase. Progression in a range of reading skills is woven through the Oxford Levels including word reading, vocabulary development, different text structures and grammatical features, exposure to a range of genre and writing styles and, of course, reading comprehension.