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Finding the Right Book

How the books in our collection compare with leveled school reading programs

See below for a description of each level

Perry Library Level

Grade Level

DRA 

(what Perry and Madison Schools Use)

 

AR Level

Descriptor

Reading Recovery

Fountas-Pinnell Guided Reading

Basal Equivalent

Lexile Level

 

Easy Reader- Yellow
w/ Blue Label

Pre-Readers

 

 

 

 

Kindergarten

A

 

Emergent

A

A

Readiness

Beginning Reader

 

A

 

Emergent

B

A

 

 

 

1

 

Emergent

1

A

 

 

 

2

 

Early

2

B

Pre-Primer 1

 

 

3

1.0

Early

3

C

 

 

Grade 1

4

 

Early

4

C

Pre Primer 2

 

Easy Reader – Yellow
w/ Green Label

Emergent Readers

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Early

5

D

 

100-199

 

6

 

Early

6

D

 

 

 

7

 

Early

7

E

Pre-Primer 3

 

 

8

 

Early

8

E

 

 

 

9

 

Early

9

F

Primer

 

 

10

 

Early

10

F

 

 

Easy Reader – Yellow
w/ Purple Label

Early
Readers

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Early

11

G

 

 

 

12

 

Early

12

G

 

 

 

13

 

Transitional

13

H

Grade 1

200-299

 

14

 

Transitional

14

H

 

 

 

15

 

Transitional

15

I

 

 

 

16

 

Transitional

16

I

 

 

Older Reader – Orange Label

Fluent
Readers

 

 

 

 

 

Grade 2

20

2.0

Transitional

18

J

Grade 2

300-399

 

 

 

Transitional

 

K

 

 

 

28

 2.5

Transitional

20

L

 

400-499

 

 

 

Transitional

 

M

 

 

Grade 3

30

3.0

Self-Extending

22

N

Grade 3

500-599

 

38

 

Self-Extending

24

O

 

600-699

 

 

 

Self-Extending

 

P

 

 

Tweens – Light Blue Label

Advanced Readers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade 4

40

4.0

Advanced

26

Q

Grade 4

700-799

 

 

 

Advanced

 

R

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced

 

S

 

 

Grade 5

44

5.0

Advanced