Reading levels

Helping students reach fluency in reading through balanced literacy and attention to reading levels is an essential part of the reading foundation skills.

Reading Level Chart correlates DRA, Fountas & Pinnel, and Lexile. Shows common characteristics at each level as well as common books and series at each level. Covers levels A-Z.

Should we be tracking our reading levels? Here's some pros and cons to using a leveled approach, plus a free Guided Reading correlation chart.

A LOOK AT LEXILES and Text Complexity While delivering PD yesterday, a teacher asked me, "What's a Lexile?" I wanted to say, "where have you been?" But the reality is--I commend her for not being afraid to ask what we think is such a basic question. We forget that some people have been so busy working in the trenches that they haven't been able to keep up. (They've been too busy administering tests, Student Learning Objective assessments, state exams and more.) So, listed below are the…

Hey all! I'm here to tell you a little bit about Reading Kits! Reading Kits are a fun way to incorporate repeated practice in skills that are at each student's Guided Reading Level. Each level will

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Looking for children's books sorted by Guided Reading Levels (Fontas & Pinnell)? Compiled by teachers, this site lists the best books for each level.

These free phonics reading passages have it all: phonics skills, fluency practice and comprehension questions. Plus, students love them!

Here's a list of Accelerated Reader levels by color. Find AR books according to your child's reading level and purchase them for less here too!

A chart which compares different reading level correlations (such as Fountas & Pinnell, Accelerated Reader, and Basal Equivalent).