This document outlines the stages of reading development from readiness through refinement. It discusses how reading development is influenced by personal maturation, social demands, values, and aspirations. The stages covered are reading readiness in nursery and kindergarten, beginning reading in grades 1-2, rapid growth in grades 3-4, and refinement in grades 6 and higher. Each stage describes the teacher's role in guiding students to acquire skills and techniques appropriate for that level, such as introducing sight words and phonics in early stages and encouraging independent reading and research in later stages.