Teachers College Benchmark Reading Levels
For tips on helping your child improve their reading level, please visit the Reading Tips and Strategies page under the More... drop down.
Please use this chart to help you see where your child should be at different parts of the year. The levels in bold print are the benchmark levels your child should be meeting to be on grade level.
September November January March June
MB= J or below MB= K or below MB= L or below MB= M or below MB= N or below
MP= K/L MP= L/M MP= M/N MP= N MP= O
MT= M MT=N MT= O MT= O MT= P
MA= N/O MA= O MA= P MA= P MA= Q
ME= P or above ME=P or above ME= Q or above ME= Q or above ME= R or above
Student reading levels are assessed in their Reading Conferences in the months listed above. Students are expected to read a passage and are assessed on their:
- Decoding: Ability to accurately pronounce each word
- Fluency: How well they read with expression, in phrases, and use punctuation.
- Comprehension: Accurately answer questions on the text and support their answers with text evidence.
If your child needs assistance finding books on their level, please refer to the Scholastic Book Wizard information below:
Scholastic Book Wizard is a helpful tool when it comes to choosing on-level books for the students. I'm very excited to share that it now comes as a FREE App for iPhones and Androids. Just type in Scholastic Book Wizard to the search and it should easily pop up. Once the app is opened, you simply scan the bar code, for most books, and you will be able to find the Guided Reading Level, which is the F&P levels we use in class. I highly suggest that you take advantage of this FREE app. Please note the supply list may be found using the link on the left of this page.
In order to be a successful reader and move on to the next reading level, you should be reading books on your level. Feel free to visit the Scholastic Book Wizard by visiting the webpagehttp://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ to help you choose a just right book.
Once you are on this page,
Happy Reading! Be sure to fill in your daily logs.
1=K or below 1=K or below 1=M or below 1=N or below
2=L 2=L/M 2=N 2=O
3=M 3=N 3=O 3=P
4=N 4=O or above 4=P or above 4=Q or above
For tips on helping your child improve their reading level, please visit the Reading Tips and Strategies page under the More... drop down.
Please use this chart to help you see where your child should be at different parts of the year. The levels in bold print are the benchmark levels your child should be meeting to be on grade level.
September November January March June
MB= J or below MB= K or below MB= L or below MB= M or below MB= N or below
MP= K/L MP= L/M MP= M/N MP= N MP= O
MT= M MT=N MT= O MT= O MT= P
MA= N/O MA= O MA= P MA= P MA= Q
ME= P or above ME=P or above ME= Q or above ME= Q or above ME= R or above
Student reading levels are assessed in their Reading Conferences in the months listed above. Students are expected to read a passage and are assessed on their:
- Decoding: Ability to accurately pronounce each word
- Fluency: How well they read with expression, in phrases, and use punctuation.
- Comprehension: Accurately answer questions on the text and support their answers with text evidence.
If your child needs assistance finding books on their level, please refer to the Scholastic Book Wizard information below:
Scholastic Book Wizard is a helpful tool when it comes to choosing on-level books for the students. I'm very excited to share that it now comes as a FREE App for iPhones and Androids. Just type in Scholastic Book Wizard to the search and it should easily pop up. Once the app is opened, you simply scan the bar code, for most books, and you will be able to find the Guided Reading Level, which is the F&P levels we use in class. I highly suggest that you take advantage of this FREE app. Please note the supply list may be found using the link on the left of this page.
In order to be a successful reader and move on to the next reading level, you should be reading books on your level. Feel free to visit the Scholastic Book Wizard by visiting the webpagehttp://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ to help you choose a just right book.
Once you are on this page,
- Click: "Search by reading level A to Z"
- Then you will see four ways they organize their books. Look for "Guided Reading" with the word "Find" written below.
- Underneath "Guided Reading" set the range for your child's level. For example. if you are a level M, your range should be M to M. (You may make the range one level higher to challenge yourself)
- Click Find and start looking at all of the titles available at your level.
Happy Reading! Be sure to fill in your daily logs.
1=K or below 1=K or below 1=M or below 1=N or below
2=L 2=L/M 2=N 2=O
3=M 3=N 3=O 3=P
4=N 4=O or above 4=P or above 4=Q or above