Search results
Fountas and Pinnell (2017a) defined guided reading as “a small-group instructional context in which a teacher supports each reader’s development of systems of strategic actions for processing new texts at increasingly challenging levels of difficulty” (p. 12).
IRLA (Independent Reading Level Assessment) is used by the Beaverton School District. Books at a student’s Independent Reading Level (IRLA) should be fun, fast and easy. When kids spend most of their time reading books like this, their comprehension, fluency and reading confidence increases.
Students will know their color levels at all times. To help select books that are at your child's reading level, click on the link to Book Wizard-where you can look up books by title and author to find out what Guided Reading Level they are.
This level L-M collection is just right for small group instruction. A Scholastic list of fiction and nonfiction books for Guided Reading Levels L-M, starring Cam Jansen, Junie B. Jones, Judy Moody and Fancy Nancy.
A Scholastic list of fiction and nonfiction books for Guided Reading Levels S-V, featuring Holes, Wonder, The BFG, Bluish, Smile, Taking Sides, and more. Proficient readers demand a more widely varied and complex selection of texts that are challenging and engaging, yet also appropriately leveled.
Teachers MUST read guided reading books before offering them to students during a lesson. If we don’t, we can’t know what vocabulary to pull out for instruction or if it fits with the strategy we want to highlight. Once you’ve got a book, decide on key vocabulary needs.
Use the grid below to shop by Guided Reading, Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA), and Lexile ® Levels. This chart includes Lexile level recommendations and may also be used as a general leveling guide.
