Helping students reach fluency in reading through balanced literacy and attention to reading levels is an essential part of the reading foundation skills.

So, you're looking for free reading level assessment tests? You've come to the right place! As you may already know, there are a large variety of tests that can determine reading level, reading grade level, reading comprehension level, and phonetic ability. I've compiled the most useful tests into what I hope will be an easy Read More »

A LOOK AT LEXILES and Text Complexity While delivering PD yesterday, a teacher asked me, "What's a Lexile?" I wanted to say, "where...

FREE Printable Leveled Book List

Looking for children's books sorted by Guided Reading Levels (Fontas & Pinnell)? Compiled by teachers, this site lists the best books for each level.

Accelerated Reader levels by color PDF. Find AR books according to your child's reading level and purchase them for less here too!

Regardless of the skill level, first grade is a critical time for first graders to improve their reading skills and be building upon new ones. What do you do when students are struggling? Read these tips!

A Conversion Chart For Reading Level Measurement Tools by TeachThought Staff If you've used AR (Accelerated Reader) as a reading motivation tool to set goals and track progress, you're undoubtedly aware of its ability to assess general reading levels as well. The problem is, measuring reading level is really outside of its sweet spot as a literacy tool, with better resources available from DRA, DIBELS, Lexile, Reading Recovery, and Rigby, among others. There is also the issue of…

Lexile levels are important to consider when it comes to choosing what books to read. Lexile levels can be used to find books that are at your child's reading level. This will help them to be able to better understand what they are reading. You can find Lexile levels by grade on the Lexile website. According to the chart, Lexile levels increase as students move up in grade. This means that kids in higher grades have a greater range of texts they can read at their level Click here to read…