Get reading level appropriate literature into your kids’ hands. FREE DRA, Fountas & Pinnell, & Lexile reading level chart.
Reading level measurements aren't perfect and neither are the conversions but as a general guide, it's a handy tool to keep around.
Helping students reach fluency in reading through balanced literacy and attention to reading levels is an essential part of the reading foundation skills.
Reading performance for kids is often reported in different forms to parents and educators. The first time I saw a report showing a Lexile level, I immediately searched and asked myself: what is a Lexile level?
I use the Fontas & Pinnell (F&P) Reading Level Chart. This chart is great because it breaks the school year into quarters and where your child should be at those months. This one below is a little different than the one above. This one has each month of the school year, not just broken into quarters. Mrs. K ♥
Looking for decodable books for your beginning reader? Here you'll find a list of over 25 titles to teach short a.
This chart compares Probe Age, Recommended Grade, Recommended Student's Ages, PM Benchmark Level, Springboard Level, DRA Level, Lexile Level, Reading Recovery Level, Fountas & Pinnell Level and Reading A-Z Level. It is designed to allow teachers to select readers from different reading systems to meet the needs of their students' reading in the event that: - a teachers wants to use more than one system in their classroom. - all the books from one level are gone the teacher can go to another system knowing their student is still reading at their level. - a teacher wants to keep at student at a level but all the books at that level in a particular reading system have already been read i.e. the child is at that level but having some difficulty and is not yet ready to move on. This is a Reading Book Level Correlation Chart that is accurate to the best of our knowledge and is created by comparing information supplied by the companies that created these reading systems either through their books or websites.
This is a handy chart to easily convert DRA, Guided Reading & AR Levels with Grade Level Equivalencies as well as reading development stages. ***the color coding is a system I used to label my books in first grade and found it especially handy when I was a reading specialist. I teach my student...
Get reading level appropriate literature into your kids’ hands. FREE DRA, Fountas & Pinnell, & Lexile reading level chart.
Get reading level appropriate literature into your kids’ hands. FREE DRA, Fountas & Pinnell, & Lexile reading level chart.
My Guided Reading Passages Packs have been a HUGE help for all my readers. Each leveled pack includes 15 passages, lesson plans and running records. I love using them as an extra way to see how all my readers are doing.
This is a reading level chart comparing the Reading levels in the DRA, F & P, Reading A-Z and lexile, grades K-5.
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.
Reading level charts are an essential tool to compare the different text leveling systems out there. Did you know some text levels attempt to estimate a reader's ability? While other text level charts attempt to explain text complexity or readability?Well, it can get confusing. That's why we're sharing this free reading level chart! Between Guiding Reading […]
Get the facts on your child's reading level, and learn about this important measurement tool.
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.
One of my favorite parts of teaching kindergarten is how excited my students are about learning. Learning new things is exciting for my little friends and they love a challenge. One way that I try to empower my students is by holding them accountable for their own learning. We do this by setting goals and monitoring their learning throughout the year. Once your kiddos start setting goals and reaching for them, they are hooked. My kids get so excited when they move to a new reading level…cause they are one step closer to reaching their goals. I use this chart in my classroom to help my students visually see how they are progressing through the reading levels. My kids learn to celebrate one another, because they come to understand the hard work it takes to reach their goals and are proud when a classmate has done just that! I find that one of the most important things when setting goals with kindergarten students, is that they need to revisit their goals frequently to self-monitor and keep track of their accomplishments. And yes, when there are accomplishments it is very important to CELEBRATE their success. All students make learning gains, maybe not at the same rate, but they all do…and they deserve to be recognized for their hard work! Another way that my students track and monitor their learning is through their Kindergarten goal book. At the beginning of the school year each student records what they know, then throughout the year they get to update their progress. This book helps them have a very clear understanding of what they will learn in kindergarten and how they are progressing towards those expectations. Taking out the goal book is always one of my students’ favorite activities, especially at the end of the year when they get to see how far they have come since the beginning of the school year. {Read more about how I use these GOAL BOOKS here!} These are a great tool to use during parent conferences, too! My students are also accountable for their learning during writing time. During writers’ workshop, my students conference with me. During these conferences, the students decide what they would like to work on to become a better writer. The students use the chart below to help them be responsible for their own learning and deliberate in their writing improvement. The next time I conference with the students, they are very excited to tell me what actions they are taking to reach their goal. {Read more about how I use the WRITING GOALS here!} If you want to try out this approach in your writing conferences, try out this writing conference checklist to help you out! (I use these conference checklist in parent conferences as well!) To keep the students motivated, I try to throw in some fun ways to set goals. I use these craftivities after we finish up units of studies in reading to help reflect on what we have learned and to look forward to new goals that we have as readers. Teaching kids how to set goals at a young age will help them stay focused and determined. I know that I am so grateful that both my parents and my teachers instilled this mindset in me from such a young age. I feel like I was more prepared as I got older to be responsible and independent. May we give our students that same confidence as they leave our classrooms! I hope this year you and your kindergarten friends set goals and strive to reach them!
There are so many different ways to check the reading levels of your students. Many schools use a combination. This chart is a great way to know where your students fall on each level in comparison with their grade.Reading Recovery LevelsDRA Fountas & Pinnell SystemGuided Reading Levels Readin...
A helpful guide to use during reading groups...
This guiding reading level chart will help you as you pull leveled groups throughout the year. It is great for a guided reading binder. You can also show it to parents during confrences when you discuss their child's reading level. It also includes a matching conversion chart for many of the differe...
Students ♥love♥ graphing their K-6 reading level progress with these notebook sized reading level graphs (*and full page reading growth graphs added 9/12/23!). This reading growth tracker includes Grade, DRA, & Fountas and Pinnell levels. Included are 3 styles of reading level charts, plus an editable version of all styles. Students or teachers fill in the reading level charts during guided reading conferencing. Perfect for reading data binders and interactive reading notebooks. Easily monitor and show student reading growth throughout the year to parents, admin, and of course, students! The growth charts include Kindergarten through 6th grade levels, DRA levels A-Z, and F&P levels 1-60 for the multiple reading levels of your classroom of readers. Directions: Choose and print a graph style (and color or black/white option) for each student (DRA, Fountas & Pinnell leveling, OR both on the same page with the grade level equivalent). Students glue the graph in their reading notebook or another easily accessible place. Each time a student’s reading level is assessed, the student records their current reading level by adding the date and coloring the graph to the appropriate letter or number level. End the reading conference by having students circle a new reading level goal for their next reading assessment! *Ink-Saving Tip: Use the black and white growth charts, but add color by having students color the grade level sections on the left of the chart! Check out the preview to see the 3 graph styles included. All 3 are created in color AND black and white. *Note: Due to computer compression, the level graphs on the preview may appear to be missing lines, but fear not! Zoom in and all lines will appear. All graphs have been classroom tested and print beautifully! :) The visual of their reading progress throughout the year makes this a super helpful resource for: Back to school, parent conferences, student goal setting, intervention, monitoring reading growth, Visible Learning Schools, RTI, and motivating students to read! Happy Teachering! -Amber Genzink Terms of Use: This purchase is for personal classroom use only. ©2014 Teachering, Amber Genzink. All rights reserved. This resource is for use by 1 teacher only (the original downloader). If other teachers at your school would like to use the materials, please purchase additional licenses. At the time of purchase, these additional licenses can be purchased for half price. :) Copying for other teachers or classrooms, or departments, schools, or the school systems is prohibited. This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view. It may NOT be uploaded to school/district servers, or to any website, or shared digitally or by printed copies. Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Thank you for respecting my time and work. I appreciate your purchase and support, and will continue to do my best to bring you high quality, helpful elementary resources!
