| Grade |
Reading A-Z |
Fountas &
Pinnell |
Reading
Recovery |
DRA |
| K |
 |
A |
1 |
A-1 |
| K |
 |
A |
1 |
A-1 |
| K |
 |
B |
2 |
2 |
| K |
 |
C |
3-4 |
3-4 |
| 1 |
 |
D |
5-6 |
6 |
| 1 |
 |
E |
7-8 |
8 |
| 1 |
 |
F |
9-10 |
10 |
| 1 |
 |
G |
11-12 |
12 |
| 1 |
 |
H |
13-14 |
14 |
| 1 |
 |
I |
15-16 |
16 |
| 1 |
 |
J |
17 |
18 |
| 2 |
 |
J |
17 |
18 |
| 2 |
 |
K |
18 |
20 |
| 2 |
 |
L |
19 |
24 |
| 2 |
 |
M |
20 |
28 |
| 2 |
 |
M |
20 |
28 |
| 2 |
 |
M |
28 |
28 |
| 3 |
 |
N |
30 |
30 |
| 3 |
 |
N |
30 |
30 |
| 3 |
 |
O |
34 |
34 |
| 3 |
 |
P |
38 |
38 |
| 4 |
 |
Q |
40 |
40 |
| 4 |
 |
Q |
40 |
40 |
| 4 |
 |
R |
40 |
40 |
| 5 |
 |
S |
40 |
40 |
| 5 |
 |
T |
40 |
40 |
| 5 |
 |
U-W |
N/A |
50 |
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Criteria for Leveling Reading A-Z Books:
- Word count
- Number of different words
- Ratio of different words to total words
- Number of high-frequency words
- Ratio of high-frequency words to total words
- Number of low-frequency words to total words
- Ratio of low-frequency words to total words
- Sentence length
- Sentence complexity
- Predictability
- Language pattern and repetition
- Print size, spacing, and number of words per page
- Illustration support
- Concept load
- Topic familiarity
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