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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:
- Book Wizard : Type in the title of a book to retrieve the Guided Reading Level and grade level.
- 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.
- Reading A-Z Level Correlation Chart : This is the best conversion chart out there for reading levels.
- 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.
- 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.
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Reading Level Chart
Booksource knows that reading levels can serve as a helpful tool for educators. Use this Reading Level Chart to better understand how the common leveling systems correlate to one another and match students to texts that can be read with success. To start shopping for books by reading level, click on your desired Grade, Guided Reading or Lexile Level below.
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Asset 5 Booksource relies only on reputable sources for our leveling information. |
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Asset 5 Guided Reading is based on standards developed by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell. When leveling a title, Fountas & Pinnell consider factors such as text difficulty, vocabulary and developmental appropriateness. For example, a level P book is appropriate for grade three students in terms of both content and complexity. When necessary, Booksource relies on publisher guided reading levels. Every effort is made to ensure that reading levels designated by publishers are comparable to Fountas & Pinnell reading levels. |
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Asset 5 Lexile levels are determined through quantitative evaluation of sentence length and difficulty. |
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Asset 5 Developmental Reading Level Assessment, better known as DRA, was developed by Joetta Beaver and published by Celebration Press, 1977. DRA is a method of assessing and documenting achievement within a literature-based instructional program. |
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Asset 5 Developed by Marie M. Clay in the 1970s as a short intervention program, Reading Recovery helps low achieving first-graders reach grade level standards through one-on-one tutoring. |
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Emergent Asset 5Books for emergent readers tell simple stories, with one to two lines per page. They follow patterns and use repeated vocabulary. Emergent readers “read” from picture cues, and from hearing the story read aloud. Concepts are familiar. Emergent readers are developing an understanding of the alphabet and will recognize beginning letters and some sight words. They can attend to short read alouds featuring familiar narratives and concepts. Emergent readers may “pretend” read, as they recount a familiar story or rely heavily on picture cues. |
Kindergarten |
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BR |
A-1 |
1 |
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B |
2-3 |
2 |
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C |
4 |
3-4 |
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D |
6 |
5-6 |
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Early Asset 5Books for early readers contain more pages and longer sentences. Early readers start to read simple stories and can sound out new words with one or two syllables. They will recognize and read some high-frequency words and begin self-monitoring for some comprehension. They predict words based on beginning sounds and picture cues. |
Grade 1 |
E |
190L-530L |
8 |
7-8 |
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F |
10 |
9-10 |
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G |
12 |
11-12 |
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H |
14 |
13-14 |
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I |
16 |
15-17 |
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J |
18 |
18-20 |
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Transitional Asset 5Books for transitional readers include a larger core of frequently-used words, new vocabulary and longer words that require chunking. Transitional readers have developed several reading strategies for decoding and monitoring comprehension. They read longer, more complex texts, including narratives and informational texts, with fluency and phrasing. Their rate of reading has increased, and they are transitioning from reading to decode to reading to comprehend and learn. |
Grade 2 |
K |
420L-650L |
20 |
18-20 |
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L |
24 |
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M |
28 |
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Grade 3 |
N |
520L-820L |
30 |
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O |
34 |
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P |
38 |
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Fluent Asset 5Books for fluent readers come from different genres and sources. Fluent readers read fluently with phrasing, inflection and expression. They read independently and silently. They will read for longer durations and maintain comprehension of the text over several days or weeks. They set purposes for reading, and react to text. Fluent readers understand that reading will build knowledge, and influence ideas and attitudes. |
Grade 4 |
Q |
740L-940L |
40 |
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R |
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Grade 5 |
T |
830L-1010L |
50 |
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Grade 6 |
W |
925L-1070L |
60 |
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Proficient Asset 5Proficient readers continue to read for a variety of purposes, including learning or enjoyment. Proficient readers read across a wide variety of materials and for multiple purposes. They make adjustments to their reading style based on the text and their purpose. They read regularly, for enjoyment and knowledge, and synthesize information from reading. Due to mature content, the Z+ titles should be reserved for high school and adult readers. Reader discretion is advised. |
Grade 7 |
Z |
970L-1120L |
70 |
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Grade 8 |
Z |
1010L-1185L |
80 |
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Grade 9-12 |
Z (+) |
1050L-1385L |
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Each reading level system is designed independently, using various metrics to determine grade level targets. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the levels presented.
Theme and developmental appropriateness are not considered. Lexile measures are from @2011 Metametrics, Inc., and appear by permission with all rights reserved. Lexile and related marks are registered trademarks of MetaMetrics, Inc.
Reading Recovery is a registered trademark of The Ohio State University.
There is more variety in sentence structure. They include high-frequency words and picture cues to provide support while introducing early readers to new vocabulary. Concepts are familiar.
These books include text features and are on varied topics and from multiple genres. Transitional books can be short chapter books or more complex picture books. Concepts are less familiar and the text encourages readers to make connections.
The text is longer and more complex and requires sustained understanding over a few days or weeks of reading. Text features are used to gain and infer meaning. Fluent readers read for purposes such as enjoyment or for learning. Many concepts are new, as fluent readers read to gain new ideas and explore new perspectives.
Books are specific to subject matter, such as the sciences or the humanities. Text is in different styles and lengths and includes different genres, contents and authors to meet a range of self-set purposes for reading.5 books that will help improve communication skills
Contents of the article
Communication skills have become more valued than other universal competencies and even some professional skills.
Because all work processes are built and maintained through personal communication. You can learn how to learn speech improvisation, gain confidence in a conversation with any person and speed up thinking, you can learn from the free online course "The Art of Speaking" in 60 minutes. To deepen your knowledge, read the following books:
Paul McGee Communication Mastery. How to find a common language with anyone”
Thanks to the latest technology, our social circle has increased several times compared even with our parents. We can learn how to use gadgets from the instructions, but how to properly interact with so many people is unknown. After reading the book, you will understand the main principles of human relations, what mistakes most interlocutors make and how to build a conversation if the first meeting did not work out. You will find many interesting stories that clearly demonstrate communication problems and make you think about your behavior.
Dmitry Kovpak “Difficult people.
How to communicate with them? Difficult, non-contact, unpleasant, difficult, rude - this is how they call people with whom it is difficult and almost impossible to establish relationships. But in work, study and life, it will not be possible to constantly avoid communication with unpleasant interlocutors. The author of the book grouped difficult personalities into categories and proposed communication schemes for each. After studying, you will be able to find a common language with even the most harmful person.
Vitaly Bogdanovich “Become an interesting conversationalist. Communication without barriers»
If you feel awkward in a new team and find it difficult to find common topics with your interlocutor, then read this book. You will learn how to impress people, tell interesting stories, select arguments in discussions, feel free in any company, resist aggression and unfriendliness.
Mark Goulston "I Can Hear You Through"
The book is interesting because it was written by a practicing psychiatrist.
Based on his experience, the author has collected useful recommendations on how to properly listen to the interlocutor and understand his true intentions. From the book you will learn how to develop emotional intelligence and empathy in order to recognize other people's feelings and use them to find a common language with people.
Gavin Kennedy “Anything can be negotiated”
Life is a continuous negotiation, from solving everyday issues to acquiring a business, which means that almost everyone needs to master this skill. This book will be your study guide, from which you will learn various strategies and techniques for negotiating. And visual stories will help to better understand the process and apply knowledge in practice.
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