Noorani Qaida Progress Tracker for Parents
This is a free printable tracker for the four stages of Noorani Qaida. Tick each skill as your child masters it, note what still needs revision, and you will be able to see at a glance where they are and what comes next.
To print or save as a PDF: press Ctrl + P on Windows or ⌘ + P on a Mac, then choose your printer or “Save as PDF”. The page is formatted to print cleanly on A4 or Letter.
Who this is for
Parents whose child is learning to read Arabic script, whether they are taught by us, by a local teacher, or at home. The stages below follow the standard Noorani Qaida sequence, so the tracker works regardless of who is teaching. It is not a test and there is no pass mark — it is a record of what has been covered and what needs another look.
How to use it
- Print one copy per child. Write their name and the date they started at the top.
- Tick a skill only when it is secure — when they can do it without being prompted, not the first time they manage it.
- Use the revision line. Anything ticked but shaky is worth writing down; that is the list to revisit before moving on.
- Move on when the stage is genuinely complete. Qaida is sequential, and gaps at one stage surface as mistakes two stages later.
Getting to know the alphabet
Recognising and pronouncing every Arabic letter, and where each one is formed in the mouth.
- Recognises all the Arabic letters by sight
- Pronounces each letter from its correct articulation point (Makharij)
- Distinguishes heavy letters from light letters
- Says Ta’awwuz and Tasmia before reading
Making words and simple vowels
Joining letters into words, and the three short vowels.
- Joins letters correctly at the start, middle and end of a word
- Reads Fathah (َ) — the short “a” sound
- Reads Kasrah (ِ) — the short “i” sound
- Reads Dammah (ُ) — the short “u” sound
- Reads simple words rather than isolated letters
Longer sounds and special rules
The lengthened vowels, and the first Tajweed rules.
- Reads Madd with Alif (ا)
- Reads Madd with Waw (و)
- Reads Madd with Ya (ي)
- Holds the longer sounds for a consistent length
- Applies the rules for Noon Sakinah
- Applies the rules for Tanween
Reading practice
Applying everything to connected text, out loud.
- Reads connected Arabic text aloud
- Reads without being prompted on individual letters
- Keeps accuracy and fluency together, not one at the cost of the other
- Self-corrects when a letter or vowel comes out wrong
When is a stage actually finished?
When the skill holds up on unfamiliar text, not just on the page they have been practising. A child who reads a known line perfectly and then stalls on a new one has not finished the stage — they have memorised that line.
We do not publish an average time per stage. It varies too widely by starting age and how often a child reads for an average to be useful, and a number would only make parents worry about being “behind”.
Where to go next
For what each stage covers in more detail, see the four stages of Noorani Qaida. For how lessons are structured, see how our online Quran classes work.
If you would like a teacher to assess which stage your child is on, we offer up to three free trial classes with no credit card — the teacher listens to them read and tells you where they actually are.