A few days ago
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How can I tell the reading level of the books my child checks out at the school library?

How can I tell the reading level of the books my child checks out at the school library?

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A few days ago
viewfromtheinside

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You can check to see if that title has been Lexiled at http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=fa&tabindex=3&tabid=68.

If it hasn’t yet been Lexiled, you can type in some of the text by registering to use the Lexile analyzer tool at http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=fa&tabindex=2&tabid=20&tabpageid=357.

The Lexile numbers correlate to grade levels as follows:

200 – 350: 1st grade

350 – 500: 2nd grade

500 – 750: 3rd grade

625 – 925: 4th grade (levels have some overlap now)

725 – 960: 5th grade

800 – 1150: 6th grade

880 – 1060: 7th grade

920 – 1130: 8th grade

1030 – 1160: 9th grade

1170 – 1220: 10th grade

1130 – 1260 : 11th grade

1180 – 1300: 12th grade

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A few days ago
Beth B
My son’s school has a small colored dot on the spine of each book. It tells what reading level the book falls into and also tells the number of points the book is worth when a student takes an AR test on it.

You might also ask your child’s school librarian if he/she has a list of books that are in the library. Many times it’s as simple as printing the list off and searching through the grade levels that have been given to each book — easy!

Good luck!

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A few days ago
The Skin Horse (formerly ll2)
If the book is an Accelerated Reader (AR) book, you can check their website to find the reading level. I believe these reading levels are based on the Flesch-Kinkaid formula using number of words and syllables per sentence.

Here’s the AR site to search for tests. If they’re not listed, that just means that there is no AR test for that book. http://www.renlearn.com/store/quiz_home.asp

You can also look on the back of many paperbacks to find a reading level (RL). It may say RL: 2.4 or may even be encoded with something like 008-012, meaning ages 8-12.

Good luck.

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A few days ago
Lil’ Dog
Sometimes they are categorized in the library or they may state the reading level on the cover. If your child is enjoying reading, no matter what the level, just encourage them.
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A few days ago
Stephen H
Your child’s school will (Or SHOULD) have a list of what books are at what grade-level, this is the Advanced Reader program you are talking about, I presume. Ask the school for that information, the will give you a copy of the list.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Look for books that have the reading level on them
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