![]() ![]() ![]() Read: Could it be Dyslexia? An Interview with a Dyslexia Specialist Differing Opinions This is GREAT news! It means that if your child is behind and needs a few more years to work through that progression, it is no big deal! They may seem behind in elementary years, but will catch up with peers in the junior high and high school years with few adverse consequences! Yay! So don’t stress too much about your child’s reading level. Second, did you see how the reading levels stop in 7 th grade? While the texts do get more difficult afterwards and touch on more mature topics, after junior high the reading levels even out. Totally normal both ways! A student is not really required to be reading independently until the end of 1 st grade. This is the reason why you meet some 1 st graders who can barely read and others who are quite fluent with text. Reading Level: A Couple of Important Things to Notice Way to go, 1st grade!įirst, you may have noticed that there are a LOT of levels on the reading level chart covered in 1 st grade! That’s the “heavy-lifting” year with the most variety in student’s reading levels. In general, these are the common reading levels by grade: Watch out! This will change about as frequently as they need a new pair of shoes! Just like you purchase new clothes and new shoes in a larger size when your child outgrows the old ones, you need to make sure you know your kid’s reading level so you can providing new books for your kids based on their current reading level. That’s pretty normal! The important thing is to make sure your child is progressing! Normally, there’s a wide variety of levels within each grade. When you see a reading level chart, don’t get too concerned if your child is one or two letters ahead or behind their grade level. ![]() However, you know how there’s always the one really tall kid? There’s usually one way ahead in reading, too, and maybe one who is way behind. What do I mean? Well, just as most kids in kindergarten are about the same height and wear a similar shoe size, most of them will also share similar reading levels. Kids grow! They grow in reading just like they do in shoe size. Read: 10 Children’s Books About Diversity Reading Level by Grade It also explains in plain English what types of text you see at each level and lists common familiar books. The chart breaks down reading levels by grade and correlates Fountas & Pinnell, DRA, and Lexile levels. Print a copy or pin it to Pinterest to keep it handy. These numbers are assigned to books to show the reading difficulty level and also used to benchmark a child’s reading ability.Ĭonfused yet? Don’t worry! I made a simple chart to make it understandable. Lexile numbers are represented with a letter L after the number. So, for example, your child’s teacher may send home a progress report saying your child is reading on level J or J/18, which is a combination of the two main systems.Īdditionally, some assessments provide a Lexile reading level, which is a number between 25-1000. Other systems including Rigby, Scholastic Guided Reading Levels and Reading A-Z are usually very similar to these two biggies. Most reading levels are represented with a letter A to Z (the Fountas & Pinnell system) or a number 1 to 80 (the DRA system). While these often correlate, they are measured independently depending on the assessment. Reading Levels Explainedįirst, it’s important to know that there are several well-known systems of reading levels. Without access to the assessments used in public schools, it can be difficult to ascertain a child’s exact reading level and so parents may be completely unaware of their child’s reading level. But, even if the teacher sends home a report with a letter or number reading level, how do you make sense of it?įor homeschool students, it can be even trickier. If your child goes to a brick-and-mortar school, teachers often assess students’ reading levels several times each school year, often at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year. Search all printables for: If you don't see a teachers printable design or category that you want, please take a moment to let us know what you are looking for.As parents, we definitely want to get fabulous reading level appropriate literature into our kids’ hands, but there are so many systems with various numbers and letters on them that it is a challenge to make sense of it all! I know what size pants to buy for my kids, but how am I supposed to know my child’s reading level? ![]()
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