Correlation of Instructional Reading Levels

Basal Levels / Developmental Reading
Assessment ® / Rigby PM Benchmark Kit ® / Reading Recovery ®
Scott Foresman /

Guided

Reading ©
(Pinnell, Fountas) / Lexile Levels
(Read 180 ®)
Scholastic / Success for All ® levels / DRP ® / Dominie Assessment Portfolio

Kindergarten

/ A
1
2 / 1
2 / 1
2 / A
B / Lessons 1-3
Lessons 4-7 / 1
2
Pre-Primer / 3
4
6-8 / 3, 4
5, 6
7, 8 / 3, 4
5, 6
7, 8 / C
D
E / Lessons 8-15
Lessons 16-20
Lessons 21-25 / 3
3 A/B
4
Primer / 10
12 / 9, 10
11, 12 / 9, 10
11, 12 / F
G / Lessons 26-31
Lessons 31-37 / 30-41 / 5
5 A/B
1st Grade / 14
16 / 13, 14
15, 16 / 13, 14
15, 16 / H
I / 200-249
250-299 / Lessons 38-43
Lessons 43-48 / 30-45 / 6
6 A/B
2nd Grade / 18
20
24
28 / 17
18, 19
20
21, 22 / 18
20
24
28 / J
K
L
M / 300-349
350-399
400-449
450-499 / 2.1
2.2 / 35-49 / 7
8
8 A/B
9
3rd Grade / 30
34
38 / 23
24
25 / 30
34
35 / N
O
P / 500-549
550-599
600-699 / 3.1
3.2 / 43-53 / 10
10 A/B
11
4th Grade / 40 / 26
27, 28 / 40 / Q
R / 700-749
750-799 / 4.1
4.2 / 47-55 / 12
12 A/B
5th Grade / 44 / 29
30 / 44 / S-T
U-V / 800-849
850-899 / 5.1
5.2 / 49-57 / 13-14
14 A/B-15
6th Grade / W-X
Y-Z / 900-949
950-999 / 51-61
7th & 8th Grade / 1000-1100 / 52-63
All text levels are approximations subject to change over time; within each text level, some books will be more supportive while others more challenging.