#Kindergarten reading level chart series

These systems vary from publisher to publisher.

The Batman title shown is a level 2, which the publisher says is geared towards kids who read on their own but still need a little help.

#Kindergarten reading level chart series

In addition to these systems, publishers may also produce series organized into their own levelling system.įor example, HarperCollins produces the popular “I Can Read!” series, which has six levels.

Please note that the grade levels are not correlated with the Alberta Curriculum. To help simplify things here are all three systems for easy reference.

NP (Non-Prose): Poems, plays, songs, recipes and text with non-standard or absent punctuation.

BG (Beginning Reader): Appropriate for emerging readers.

GN (Graphic Novel): Graphic novels or comic books.

Illustrated Guide (IG): Nonfiction materials often used for reference.

HL (High-Low): Meaning “high-interest” and “low-readability”, these books are useful when matching struggling or reluctant readers with books that have engaging content.

NC (Non-conforming): These books are suitable for high-ability readers but are appropriate for a younger audience.

AD (Adult Directed): Books that are usually read to a child, rather than a child reading them independently.

These are Lexile codes, two-letter designations to give more information about the book such as their developmental appropriateness, intended use or format. You may also see letters before the Lexile numbers. Generally, the lower the number, the simpler the text as well.

The Lexile Framework is another numerical system.

ATOS levels are numerical and the lower the ATOS® score, the easier the text should be.

The Accelerated Reader (or AR) program uses a system of levelling books called the ATOS ® reading formula.

There are 27 Fountas and Pinnell reading levels, starting at A for students in Kindergarten and going up to Z+ for students in High School age and above.

Fountas and Pinnell is perhaps the most widely-used levelled reader series for classroom assessment.

There are several systems you may come across: What are the different reading level systems? A level is a teacher’s tool, not a child’s label. Reading levels don't necessarily mean a book is appropriate for a child’s age, or if the topic will be of interest to your young reader. However, it is only one of many possible approaches. Using levelled books is one way to support a child’s reading journey. Levels scale from easiest to most difficult, with each one corresponding to a grade in school, starting in Kindergarten and ending in High School. Reading levels are assigned to books as a tool for teachers and educators based on a particular readability formula. This is common in a school setting but can be confusing to parents who may not be familiar with the term or how it applies to their child’s journey towards learning to read. Some educators recommend that children learning to read choose reading material based on its reading level.

The goal of guided reading is to bring the child to the level of complex texts appropriate for the grade, in doing so, teaching must begin with where the child is able to engage with some success, so that there is a point of contact, thereby engaging the child's development of a self-extending system for processing texts.Did you know that our children’s collections include hundreds of thousands of books? With so much to choose from, it can be intimidating to choose books for your growing reader. With daily teaching, the teacher helps the child climb the ladder of text difficulty with success.

All of Fountas and Pinnell's work references their F&P Text Level Gradient™-often referred to as Guided Reading levels or Fountas & Pinnell levels-beginning with the publication of Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children, and extending to the publication of The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum, the Benchmark Assessment System 1 and 2 and the Leveled Literacy Intervention Systems.įountas and Pinnell's goal is to support the child's development of self-initiating actions he will be able to apply to a range of texts of similar difficulty. The F&P Text Level Gradient™ is the most recognized and trusted tool for selecting books for small-group reading instruction. The F&P Text Level Gradient should be seen as a continuum of progress for readers. Readers must build a system of strategic actions for processing texts A–Z+ that begins with early reading behaviors and becomes a network of strategic actions for reading increasingly difficult texts.