Leveled Books:
A Tool for Supporting your Reader

Leveled books are written in graduated levels of difficulty
increasing in small, incremental steps to support the developing reader.

Oquirrh uses a method developed by Irene Fountas and G.S. Pinnell to level books.

Text Gradient Chart (Kindergarten - Eighth Grade)

Remember that children learn at different rates for many different reasons. Your child's teacher can tell you at which Guided Reading level your child is currently reading. This instructional level should allow your child to read at 90% accuracy. Leveled books offer just the right level of support and challenge.

All readers must have opportunities to be challenged while they read so that they can practice the skills they have learned. However it is equally important, that beginning or struggling readers do not become overwhelmed with too difficult a text. Some mistakes are okay; too many and they will not enjoy the reading and most often will not understand what they read. When your child is reading books within a level with very few mistakes, with fluency, and with understanding, it may be time to move to more difficult text.

These lists are given as tools to help you choose books that will be at your child's instructional level of reading development. This list is not intended to limit children's reading. Children can still enjoy books at a challenging level as well as an independent/easy level.