Anyone else completely confused byreading levels?
There are guided reading levels, Lexile numbers, and Book Levels like the library uses.
I found this especially confusing when my kindergarten and grade 1 students were beginning to read.
I assumed you just get a beginner reader, but guess what its NOT that easy!
Many beginner readers are actually for 3rd graders!
And if you google it, there isnt much useful information out there either.
I even talked with my local librarian who gave me a lot of misinformation, ugh!
So I did deeper research so I could pick out readers for my kids.
Note: All kids read at their own pace and this is just an average generalization.
just work on reading books atyourchilds reading level.
For kids who are great readers, they may be reading at booksabovetheir reading level.
In the library look for books labeled0.1 1.3.
Remember they need 30 minutes of daily reading; practice makes perfect!
Through the course of the year they can be anywhere from a1.0 1.9for readers at the library.
For those using Scholastic Guided Reading that is B-I or Lexile 50-275.
Remember they need 30 minutes of daily reading; practice makes perfect!
2nd Grade Reading Level
2nd Graders are reading well independently.
Just like Kindergarten and 1st graders,they need lots of practice to continue advancing.
At the library look for books labeled1.6-2.9.
Using a Guided Reading system look for H-M or 225-450 in Lexile.
3rd Grade Reading Level
3rd Graders are comfortable reading simple chapter books on their own.
They continue to need lots of practice and time reading aloud as well.
At the library look for books2.2 3.9, Guided Reading level L-P, and Lexile 400-650.
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