Leveled Books for Readers, Grades 3-6: A Companion Volume to Guiding Readers and Writers

by Gay Su Pinnell and Irene Fountas

Book Overview

Contents: 1. Selecting and Using Books in a Literacy Program 2. Leveling Books: How and Why 3. Understanding Text Characteristics: Supports and Challenges 4. Analyzing Text Features to Determine Levels 5. Creating a High-Quality Leveled Book Collection 6. Understanding Levels of Text: J to M 7. Understanding Levels of Text: N to S 8. Understanding Levels of Text: S to Z 9. Leveled Books for Guided and Independent Reading 10. The Classroom Library...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325003076
• ISBN13: 9780325003078
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

Depends on if you have the other books...

This is a very useful tool to learn to level books, but only if you have not read their previous books. In my opinion, the best part is the listing of already-leveled books in the back, even though I don't always agree with their levels. But they're the experts. Also, I found a great website that offers a bunch of leveled books, www.whoossmart.com It's easy to use and they have great stuff!

A Very Helpful Manual to Guided Reading Grades 3-6

Using this book and the Guided Reading book, along with minimal help from my co-workers, I have leveled many books in my classroom. I still have to check, but am having to look at the guide less and less as I get a sense of the leveling guidelines. I have found it very helpful and the kids find guided reading fun! I really enjoy it too. We all feel very successful.