![]() George and Martha books Oliver and Amanda pig books Pinky and Rex series Tacky the Penguin ![]() Are similar to level J, but are often longer.Include words with complex spelling patternsįrog and Toad series Mercy Watson series Ling & Ting series Nate the Great series.Have more complex stories with varied themesĪ Friend for Dragon Henry and Mudge series Poppleton series Mr.Have slightly more challenging ideas and vocabularyĭon’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Hi Fly Guy Big Dog … Little Dog There’s a Nightmare in My Closet.Include decodable words of 2 or more syllables.Old Hat New Hat Just Me and My Dad Sammy the Seal The Watermelon Seed Have more challenging vocabulary and ideas.Stories start to have a clear beginning, middle, and endĪre You Ready to Play Outside? More Spaghetti, I Say! Just For You Sheep in a Jeep.May have more pages than previous levelsīiscuit series Just Like Daddy “What is That?” Said the Cat A Hippo in Our Yard.May have sentences that carry over more than one line.Pete Won’t Eat A Night at the Zoo The End of the Rainbow Grace May be longer, with 2-5 lines of text per pageĬar Goes Far Ed and Kip Fix This Mess Sick Day.Pie for Chuck Little Ducks Go The Fly Flew In Bad Dog ![]() Up I See and See Pig Has a Plan Have You Seen My Cat? Let’s take a look at examples of each level. In the next post in this series, I’ll tell you where to find those books. What’s the answer? A guided reading library of leveled books. It’s not unusual to have a second grader start the year at a level G, for example. You’ll also find that you’ll have older readers who are reading at a lower level. My oldest three kids all started school reading at level J or higher, while my fourth child started kindergarten at level B. Of course, kids will read at different levels. Let’s look at how these levels correspond to different grade levels in K-3. My favorite leveling system is the Fountas & Pinnell text level gradient – also called the guided reading levels. You need a system for analyzing texts and organizing them for teaching your small groups. That’s because one essential of guided reading is leveled texts. Welcome to post number 2 in our series, How to Teach Kids to Read Using Guided Reading.Īs a teacher of guided reading, it’s important that you have a consistent system for leveling your books. Watch for an update to this post in the coming month! I absolutely believe in using small groups to teach our readers, but I no longer believe that this has to be guided reading in the traditional sense. UPDATE COMING SOON: As I learn more about the science of reading, I am revising my approach.
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