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.

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

Find the best ways to test reading level online, tips for getting an accurate score, and what to do with the results!

So, you're looking for free reading level assessment tests? You've come to the right place! As you may already know, there are a large variety of tests that can determine reading level, reading grade level, reading comprehension level, and phonetic ability. I've compiled the most useful tests into what I hope will be an easy Read More »

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 contain

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…

I am THRILLED to finally share with you my NEW Guided Reading Level A Curriculum! This comprehensive guided reading unit is unlike any other! Get ready to

Kids connect with friends, parents and teachers to share and recommend their favorite books. They can setup virtual bookshelves, catalogue books, track their reading and win rewards. Students use our online reading logs and teachers assess and monitor reading activity. Search by Lexile level to find books at appropriate reading level.

The best way for disfluent readers to become fluent is by reading! These students need to focus on ACCURATE text reading, use decodable text, repeated readings, systemic daily practice of reading words accurately, modeling of fluent reading and encouraging students to read like they are talking. Students need LOTS of opportunities to read text (at their level) using choral, cloze, echo and partner reading. These are great fluency strategies are for interventions. #fluency #fluencystrategies