Which level corresponds to 90% to 94% accuracy?

• A. Independent level
• B. Frustration level
• C. Advanced level
• D. Instructional level

Answer: (D)

When teachers talk about how accurately a reader is matching text to level, they use the ranges to decide what kind of support is appropriate. A passage read with about 90 to 94 percent accuracy is at the instructional level. This means the reader can understand most of the text but still benefits from guidance, modeling, and targeted instruction to tackle tricky words and ideas. If accuracy climbs into the mid‑90s and higher, the text would typically be considered independent, meaning the reader can mostly handle it on their own. Texts with accuracy below 90 percent are seen as frustrating level, because the reader struggles too much to access meaning. The term advanced level isn’t commonly used for this standard classification, so it doesn’t fit the 90–94 percent range.