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Reading Level		 DRA Level Lexile® Levels

Grade Scholastic Guided
Reading Level		 DRA Level Lexile® Levels
Kindergarten
A–1
2
3–4
6
 Beginning Reader
1
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
A–1
2
3–4
6
8
10
12
14
16
 190L-530L
2
E
F
G
H
I
J-K
L-M
N
8
10
12
14
16
16–18
20–24
28–30
 420L-650L
3
J-K
L-M
N
O-P
Q
16–18
20–24
28–30
34–38
40
 520L-820L
4
M
N
O-P
Q-R
S-T
20–24
28–30
34–38
40
40–50
 740L-940L
5
Q-R
S-V
W
40
40-50
60
 830L-1010L
6
T-V
W-Y
Z
50
60
70
 925L–1070L

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How to Determine the Reading Level of a Book

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Fountas and Pinnell, Lexile Level, Primer, Pre-primer, Beginning Reader are all terms you may have heard if you have a young reader in your house. Seriously, what does it all mean? Is there actually a way how to determine the reading level of a book? If your child can read The Cat in Hat, which is a level J in Guided Reading, can she independently tackle Diary of a Worm, which has a Lexile Level of 510L or is she ready for Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up, even though that one has a DRA of 30?

Through this post, I am going to attempt to elucidate and explain reading levels. So scroll through to find the system that your child’s teacher uses or pour yourself a large cup of coffee and sift through all of the various ways educators, librarians, and book publishers level and categorize books for young readers.

Reading Levels Are Like Starbucks Sizes

I admit, I don’t visit Starbucks unless I have a gift card. I am also that person who goes to Starbucks and still tries to order a large iced tea. The barista calmly asks if I would like a venti or a trenta and then explains that I need to choose between Passion Tango, Matcha Green, or Guava White Tea. Then comes the question of sweetened, unsweetened, or added lemonade.

For the young reader, finding a book that can be read independently can be as tricky as remembering all of the variables in a Starbucks order. Little readers who are not familiar with reading levels or taught to find a “good fit book” often go for books that are too easy and boring, too difficult and frustrating, or, like my kindergarten son, books that have too many unreadable Star Wars planet names like Kashyyyk. If a child knows her reading level, she can find books that contain sight words she knows, plot lines that are not too advanced, and vocabulary that is manageable.

Explain the Levels, Please

There are many different ways that books are leveled. Here are the three most popular methods for how to determine the reading level of a book.

Developmental

Children become readers by moving through different developmental reading stages. These stages range from the emergent pre-reader to the expert fluent reader. Typically, the emergent pre-reader is between six months and six years of age, while the expert fluent reader is 16 years and older. The developmental categories are broader categories than many of the other leveling systems.

Letter Levels

When I taught first and second grade, I found letter levels to be the most kid friendly way to organize a classroom library. If your child’s school levels books using Fountas and Pinnell, Reading A-Z, Scholastic Books, or Guided Reading Levels, then books will be leveled using a letter system. While it would be nice, these leveling systems do not always correlate. A book that is a Reading A-Z Level P, is not always a Level P using the Guided Reading Levels.

Number Levels

Books can be leveled through such systems as Lexile Numbers, The Direct Reading Assessment (DRA), and Reading Recovery. These systems measure texts by complexity and a reader’s skill level and then assign a number.

I Have My Child’s Reading Level, Now What?

Throughout the school year, your child’s teacher will probably perform  reading inventories or assessments with your child. These will determine your child’s reading level.

If you homeschool or your child’s school does not use leveled reading, then use a simple test called the “five finger test” to roughly determine your child’s reading level. Have your child choose a book and open to the second page. Ask your little one to read the text out loud. If your child struggles with independently reading five or more words on that page, the book is too difficult and is not a good fit. You should also ask some comprehension questions to make sure that your young reader understands what she is reading. When a book passes the five finger test, use one of the links below to determine that book’s reading level.

Once you have the reading level, take a look at these five helpful websites, apps, and charts that will help you and your child find or level the perfect book:

  1. Book Wizard : Type in the title of a book to retrieve the Guided Reading Level and grade level.
  2. Lexile Find-a-Book :Visit this site to find the Lexile Number for a specific book or to generate a list of books with a particular Lexile Number.
  3. Reading A-Z Level Correlation Chart : This is the best conversion chart out there for reading levels.
  4. Reading Levels Explained : Check out this very clean and user friendly site if you are still feeling overwhelmed by all of the reading level systems.
  5. Literacy Leveler app : Download this app and then use it to scan a book’s ISBN to see its Lexile, DRA, and GRL.

Levels Should be Helpful, Not Stressful

Reading levels should not feel restrictive. They should be used as helpful tools and not as a draconian system that kills the love of reading. Encourage your child to read books on her level, but don’t be upset if she chooses to reread an old favorite or picks up a nonfiction book that has some advanced vocabulary. Imagine how horrible it would be if adults had to always adhere to a reading level. I am well aware of the fact that some of my beach reads are probably a fourth grade reading level, with a Guided Reading Level of Q, 820L, and DRA of 40. I may not always be challenged as a reader, but it is still fun to sip my trenta Passion Tango unsweetened iced tea and enjoy a book simply for the fun of reading.

Need some books to practice leveling? Help yourself to 50 Must-Read Books for Beginning Readers, 20 Must-Read Books for First Graders and Second Graders, The Best Chapter Books for Kids: Engaging with Words, and 70 Must-Read Books for 3rd Graders.

Cursed Underwater Dragon Encounter Ready (Levels 1-4)

This is a translation of Corrupted Underwater Dragon Encounter by Tomas Jimenez Rioja.

setting : Any
Place of action: Anterioed village
Levels : 1-4

Purchant prestory

Ginya Cherepoles-a marine witch who wants to drown in the despondency of the inhabitants of Musharba-a small fishing village on the lake, on the lake, whose survival depends on the daily catch. Ginya met a small bronze dragon wyrmling named Estirmatuxz, who was trying to make his own underwater lair here. The beauty of his glowing scales was enough to infuriate the hag. She cursed the dragon, causing him to kill any fish that caught his eye, as well as once a day to leave his lair to exterminate more fish in the lake.

Cursed Underwater Dragon

Adventure Hooks

Players can find out about this village's problem in a number of ways:

  • fishing.
  • A merchant from a nearby city or town has tasked the PC with finding out why imports of fish from Musharb have declined.
  • The character finds a poster in a tavern or guild announcing that the people of Musharb will reward whoever gets to the bottom of the strange happenings.
  • A character receives a letter from a friend or family member who knows they are an adventurer. This is a plea for help.
  • Adventurers are traveling near a lake and see flashes of yellow light in it. In this case, you can skip the Musharb section.

Musharb

When the characters reach Musharb, one of its residents runs into the house from the street. A moment later, a respectable female human wearing a straw hat comes out and greets the adventurers, asking them to enter her house. This is Matilda Lorette, the village's only healer and the one who speaks for the Musharba community. She pronounces the letter "s" as "x", and pronounces "t" with strong pressure. Matilda provides the characters with the following information:

  • During the last week there have been reports of a large number of dead fish floating in the water.
  • The number of dead fish is too large and too spoiled for the fishermen to collect. Such a high mortality means that soon the village will be completely without fish.
  • Fish are found fried and swimming near the surface.
  • Rybak Tomasz said that two days ago he saw a light coming from under the water.
  • At first, the villagers thought that some people could be involved in this to make fun of, but Tomasz's message refutes this version.
  • The day before, Matilda sent an adventurer to explore the waters. Since then, nothing has been heard of him.
  • Adventurers must find the cause and solve the problem.

Matilda promises to give the heroes 30 gold each for this task. They must bring something that will serve as proof that the problem has been resolved.

Encounter Setup : If your characters are below level 3, have Matilda give each of them a Potion of water breathing purchased with the common money of all the villagers.

Lake

Exploring the shore of the lake takes about 2 hours. The only thing that can be found there is a fishing rod lying on the ground. If night falls, the adventurers have a 50% chance to see one section of the lake light up if they succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) check. Soon after, fried dead fish appear on the surface of the water. If the heroes manage to get close quickly, they see a metallic sheen in the water moving east (toward the dragon's lair).

Submersion under the water of the lake obstructs visibility. Wisdom (Perception) and Intelligence (Investigation) checks underwater have disadvantage. The characters must make one of the two checks at DC 13 to find any clues leading to what might have caused the trouble.

  • On a success, the characters find an underwater cave after 1d4 hours of searching. The entrance to this cave is studded with spears pointing upwards. Go to Dragon's Lair
  • On a failed save, the heroes spend 1d4 hours looking for more dead fish floating on the surface. This may indicate that they are closer to the source of the problems, but there is no complete certainty. At this point, 1d4 - 1 (minimum 1) sahuagin appear, each sitting astride undead skeleton giant seahorse , and collide with the characters. The mounts will try to escape when the sahuagin are defeated. Players then have the opportunity to re-roll a DC 13 Wisdom (Perception) or Intelligence (Investigation) check. After the victory, the characters find the dragon's lair.
    • For Giant Seahorse Skeleton Undead , use the Giant Seahorse stats with the following changes:
      • Creature type changed to undead.
      • The creature is vulnerable to bludgeoning attacks.
      • Creature is immune to necrotic and poison damage.

Encounter Adjustment : If your characters are below level 3, sahuagin are wounded and have 14 hit points each.

Note : If necessary, allow the heroes to take a short safe rest by the lake. Low level adventurers can die easily, and it's best that they aren't too beaten for the final battle. If they want to take a long rest, remind them that time is short. The longer the player characters delay in solving the problem, the more fish will die, and Musharb may lose his only profitable fishery.

Dragon's Lair

Light : The interior of the cave is dimly lit - only small holes in the ceiling let in sunlight or moonlight. Spears : Spears are stuck into walls and deal 1d8 damage to those who run into them.

No matter which side the heroes swim in, read the following text aloud:

An unexpected sound of sneezing echoes through the cave, accompanied by a crackle of electricity. It emanates from the center of the room, where a bronze scaled dragon floats with an absent dark gaze. A sneeze launches one of the three sahuagin in the room at the south wall studded with spears. Running into them, the sahuagin dies, and all other creatures, having followed him with their eyes, now pay attention to you.

Map created with Dungeon Scrawl

Download the map in high resolution here (including version without grid for virtual tables)

After the death of a sahuagin, two more of his brothers and cursed bronze dragon wyrmling remain in the room. The Sahuagin are working for Ginya but are unaware of her whereabouts. Only Estirmatuxz (wirmling) has this information. These creatures are ordered to attack those who dare to enter the lair. However, in case of victory, the enemies should be left unconscious, not killed, as Ginya has plans for the adventurers. A Remove Curse spell cast on Estirmatuxz will return him to normal and prompt him to help the heroes.

Note : Boxed text to show players that they can use spears for their own purposes. If the dragon somehow succeeds in pushing the sahuagin back at them with its Repulsive Breath, it will die, no matter how many hit points it has remaining. For the players, this should be a reward if they figure out how to pull it off.

Cursed Bronze Dragon Wyrmling uses the characteristics of a bronze dragon wyrmling with the following changes:

  • The dragon has 40 hit points.
  • Lightning breath deals 22 (4d10) damage on a failed saving throw, half on a successful one.

Collision setting. If characters are:

  • 1st level: Replace cursed bronze dragon wyrmling with standard bronze dragon wyrmling , and sahuagin have 16 hit points.
  • Level 2: Replace Cursed Wyrmling Bronze Dragon on standard wyrmling bronze dragon .

Treasures

One of the spears has a corpse dressed in damaged clothes impaled on it. He has 2 Healing Potions in his bag and has Elven Boots on his feet. This is the adventurer who was sent here the day before.

Additional Information

  • A character can hold his breath underwater for a number of minutes equal to 1 + his Constitution (suffocation) modifier.
  • Characters move at half speed in water if they don't have swim speed.
  • Keep in mind that the caster begins to choke if he cannot breathe underwater and casts a spell with a verbal component. It's not in the Player's Handbook, but it is mentioned by Jeremy Crawford in The Wise Man's Advice.

Translation of : Evgeny Visloukhov

On the cover of : an adventurer by Andreas Rocha, who has just tried on brand new Elven boots and is preparing to solve the Musharba problem.

Want more ready-made collisions? We have more!

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Reading books in English | Books in English for different levels

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Reading in English. A selection of exciting books for every level from A2/B1 to C1.

Reading is an important skill for English learners. It:

  • Develops vocabulary;
  • Allows you to apply the acquired knowledge in practice;
  • Teaches you to understand the internal logic of the language;
  • And broadens my horizons.

But reading in English is not easy for everyone. When choosing a book, consider:

  • Your interests . Are you into comics? Great. Do you love horror? Stephen King is always waiting for you.
  • Your level of knowledge is . At Pre-Intermediate The History of Civilizations is not doing well, and Advanced will get bored with adapted books.
  • Your destination. To prepare for international exams, it is better to read academic literature. If your focus is on spoken English, spend more time on modern prose. And if you are learning a language for work, refer to books in your specialty.

We offer you a selection of books for levels Pre-Intermediate and up. Why did we skip A1-A2? Because at this stage it is still difficult to read full-fledged works. Short texts and short stories are suitable for the first steps. You can find them on the Lingua, English Learning or British Council websites.

A2-B1 - Pre-Intermediate

At threshold level A2-B1, start with adapted books. These are the same literary works, but in a simplified form. Another option is parallel text. He is more difficult. These are complete, original books, but they immediately give a translation. Individual words, phrases or entire pages are written in Russian. Resources to find these books include English Online and Paragraph 77.

If you are a Pre-Intermediate and ready to read fiction, take a look at the books below.

B1 - Intermediate

B1 - strong medium. On it, you can safely take more serious books, such as children's prose. Don't underestimate her. Books for children are written in simple language. The attention of the child is more difficult to keep, so the authors create dizzying stories. The result is works that are interesting not only for small readers.

  • How to Train Your Dragon by C. Cowell. Not everyone knows that the cartoon about Hiccup and his dragon friend was based on a book. And Toothless in it is not at all as big as on the screen, but just as cute. The book is more suitable for children, although adults may also like it.
  • Peter Pan by J.M. Barry. A story about a boy who does not age. This is a classic of British literature for children. The book is written in an interesting and simple way. You probably already know the main plot. This will make it easier for you to understand the English text.
  • Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. A touching story about Wilbur the pig and a girl named Fern. Another famous book by E. White is a story about a mouse Stuart Little .
  • Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. This book needs no introduction. The first part is suitable for the transitional level B1-B2, but the next ones are more difficult.

If you don't want to read a long work, look at the stories of R. Kipling or O. Henry. Stunning stories are written by R. Dahl. His creations include: Matilda ‎, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , ‎ Fantastic Mr. Fox and others.

B2 - Upper-Intermediate

If you have attained Upper-Intermediate enlightenment, move on to the classical pieces. At this level, you need to learn to "feel ‎ » language and understand its beauty.

  • Breakfast at Tiffany's by T. Capote. Truman Capote is not the most popular American writer in Russia, but his works are definitely worth reading. The short story " ‎ Breakfast at Tiffany's" formed the basis of the film of the same name. The author himself, by the way, did not like him, because the original plot is different from the Hollywood interpretation.
  • Animal Farm by G. Orwell . Orwell, like Hemingway, is a master of0219 ‎ simple "syllable. In addition to " ‎ 1984" he has other works, and "Animal Farm" is one of them. This is a political satire that makes you laugh and cry at the same time.
  • Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk . An amateur product. The novel is written in clear language. Sometimes the phrases seem even too simple. The book contains a lot of slang and expressions that have become part of modern culture. For example, the word ‎ snowflake .
  • The Godfather by M. Puzo. Another book that gave the world a masterpiece of cinema - "The Godfather". It has an intriguing plot that does not let go until the end. The second no less interesting novel by M. Puzo is The Sicilian.

Other authors worth reading Upper-Intermediate:

  • S. Maugham "Theatre ‎ ";
  • E. Hemingway " ‎ The Old Man and the Sea";
  • F. Fitzgerald "The Great Gatsby ‎ ";
  • R. Bradbury "451 degrees Fahrenheit ‎ ".

C1 - Advanced

At level C1, you can already choose any book. Anything you like will do, regardless of genre or year of publication. Here are some worthy pieces.

  • Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Collaborative work of fantasy writers from foggy England. Good Omens ‎ has a lot of wordplay, puns, and special British humor, so it's not easy to understand her. If you want something simpler, look at independent works of these authors. For example, Stardust , American Gods, Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Or the series " ‎ Discworld", " ‎ Johnny Maxwell - Savior of the Universe" by Terry Pratchett.
  • The Green Mile by Stephen King. Stephen King is a recognized master of horror, but there is nothing terrible in his language. On the contrary, he writes amazingly beautifully. ‎ The Green Mile is for everyone, whether you like horror or not. This story has everything: mysticism, tragedy, humor and discourse about life that will not leave you indifferent.
  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. Popular science book about the development of mankind from the Israeli researcher Yu. N. Harari. Here you will find historical and modern vocabulary. There are academic terms in the narrative that are useful to know. The book is written for a wide audience.
  • Cloud Atlas by D. Mitchell. Events in the book unfold in different time periods from the 19th century to the future in the post-apocalypse. The novel is rich in vocabulary from different eras.

With the Advanced level, you can also master classical literature:

  • " ‎ Great Expectations" by C. Dickens,
  • " ‎ Mrs. Dalloway" W. Wolf,
  • " ‎ Vanity Fair" by W. Thackeray,
  • " ‎ Pride and Prejudice" J. Austin.

From American authors:

  • " ‎ The Grapes of Wrath" J. Steinbeck,
  • Atlas Shrugged ‎ » A. Rand,
  • " ‎ Catcher in the Rye" by J. Salinger, etc.

Book A2-B1 B1 B2 C1
Peter Pan (by J. M. Barrie) -/+ + + +
Charlotte's Web (by E.B. White) -/+ + + +
Harry Potter (by J.K. Rowling) -/+ + + +
Stuart Little (by E.B. White) -/+ + + +
How to Train Your Dragon (by C. Cowell) -/+ + + +
Matilda (by R. Dahl) ‎‎ -/+ + + +
Fantastic Mr. Fox (by R. Dahl) -/+ + + +
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (by R. Dahl) -/+ + + +
Animal Farm (by G. Orwell) - - + +
Breakfast at Tiffany's (by T. Capote) - - + +
The Godfather (by M. Puzo) — — + +
The Sicilian (by M. Puzo) — — + +
Fight Club (by Chuck Palahniuk) - - + +
The Green Mile (by Stephen King) - - - +
Good Omens (by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman) - - - +
Cloud Atlas (by D. Mitchell) - - - +
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (by Yuval Noah Harari) - - - +

Author : Maria Vaneeva

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