All of the different types of reading levels can be overwhelming.

If you are unsure of your child’s level, use the chart below to find out which letter or number corresponds to your child’s grade level. Scroll down to find more information about each of the leveling systems.

Grade Level Comparisons

Reading Assessment Resources

Guided Reading Levels (GRL):

Guided reading levels (GRL) provided by the Scholastic Book Wizard are said to be equivalent to Fountas and Pinnell levels. Although we have found that a couple levels do not match, they are close enough we will follow Scholastic’s guided reading levels. If Fountas and Pinnell running records are the assessment your school or district uses, you may use our guided reading levels (GRL) to help you to find Just Right Reads!

Accelerated Reader (AR) ATOS Level:

Student independent reading levels can be measured using the Renaissance’s computer adaptive test which means the test adjusts as your child responds to each question. If they answer a question correctly, the next question will be more advanced. If they answer a question incorrectly, the question that follows will be easier. If this assessment is your school or districts preference, your can find more information here.
Text Complexity, ATOS, and Lexile Measures
ATOS Conversion Chart

Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA):

Developmental Reading Assessment levels (DRA) come from the reading assessment tool measuring your child’s reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. The numbers jump by twos, fours, and tens. Example: 12, 20, 24, 28, 30

Lexile Measurement:

Another popular system used to measure a child’s reading ability and to level children’s books is the Lexile Framework. Lexile measures provide a child’s numbered reading level/ability, and when using the Lexile Framework which levels books on text complexity, we can “forecast reading comprehension”. This is what we would call a Just Right Book! You can find more information about the Lexile Framework here and here.