KiiTOSBronze
Levels 1-4
★☆☆☆☆
Your first stories. Short, clear and full of picture support.
KiiTOS Level
How KiiTOS Level works
Every story carries a track and a level, so you can choose by purpose and by language difficulty. A track tells you what the story is about; a level tells you how the language is written.
KiiTOS Level is our own reading guide. It is not an external certificate.
Bands
3
KiiTOSSilver
Levels 5-8
★★★☆☆
Longer stories with feelings, opinions and deeper meaning.
KiiTOSGold
Levels 9-12
★★★★★
Dense, literary and critical reading for confident learners.
Tracks
6KiiTOS Kids
Ages 3-12
Picture-book stories, animal tales and first adventures for young readers.
KiiTOS Teens
Ages 10-15
Longer adventures, mysteries and coming-of-age stories for teenage readers.
KiiTOS Everyday
Ages 16+
Stories about daily life, feelings, family, recovery and the people around us.
KiiTOS Business
Work and office
Workplace stories: small businesses, offices, teams, customers and the moments that test us.
KiiTOS Travel
Travellers
Journeys, harbours, islands and the small decisions that change a trip.
KiiTOS Literature
Ages 16+
Literary stories built around mood, memory and one beautiful or difficult word.
Levels
12| Level | Length | Sentences | Vocabulary | Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KiiTOS Bronze · Levels 1-4 ★☆☆☆☆ | ||||
| 1First Steps★☆☆☆☆ | 50-150 words | One idea per sentence; about 3-7 words | Everyday objects, family, colours, animals | One short scene, repeated phrases, strong picture support |
| 2Simple Stories★☆☆☆☆ | 150-300 words | 5-9 words; present simple and simple past | High-frequency everyday words and concrete actions | A clear beginning, middle and end; short dialogue |
| 3Everyday Reading★★☆☆☆ | 250-450 words | 8-12 words; basic connectors and simple clauses | Familiar situations, feelings and simple descriptions | Two or three short paragraphs; a simple problem and solution |
| 4Longer Journeys★★☆☆☆ | 300-700 words | 12-18 words; relative clauses and conditionals | Wider range, including some abstract or literary words | Multi-paragraph narrative; reasons, opinions and mood |
| KiiTOS Silver · Levels 5-8 ★★★☆☆ | ||||
| 5Independent Reader★★★☆☆ | 500-900 words | 15-22 words; complex and varied sentences | Abstract, literary or low-frequency words; inference | Layered narrative; tone, register and implicit meaning |
| 6Confident Reader★★★☆☆ | 700-1,200 words | 18-25 words; flexible and sophisticated structure | Nuance, idiom, register and cultural reference | Complex narrative; multiple viewpoints and irony |
| 7Skilled Reader★★★★☆ | 1,000-1,600 words | 20-28 words; subordination and stylistic variation | Specialised vocabulary; connotation and precision | Long-form structure; subplots, argument and sustained tone |
| 8Advanced Reader★★★★☆ | 1,400-2,200 words | 22-32 words; complex argument and cohesion | Academic and professional vocabulary; abstract reasoning | Dense argument; synthesis, qualification and evaluation |
| KiiTOS Gold · Levels 9-12 ★★★★★ | ||||
| 9Fluent Reader★★★★★ | 2,000-3,000 words | 25-35 words; rhetorical and idiomatic range | Idiomatic and rhetorical range; subtle tone | Multiple perspectives; rhetorical structure and ambiguity |
| 10Critical Reader★★★★★ | 2,800-4,000 words | 28-40 words; critical and evaluative language | Critical analysis; ambiguity and intertextual reference | Critical stance; counter-argument and evaluation |
| 11Literary Reader★★★★★ | 3,800-5,500 words | 30-45 words; literary and allusive style | Literary density; historical and cultural allusion | Literary structure; symbolism, allusion and voice |
| 12Master Reader★★★★★ | 5,000+ words | 35-50+ words; innovative and precise style | Near-native mastery; creative and technical precision | Innovative structure; genre-blending and controlled style |
How we choose a level
We look at word count, sentence length, vocabulary, text structure and how much support the reader needs. When a story has one very demanding feature, we use the highest demand to set the level, not the shortest measure.