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Can anyone recommend a set of reading lists arranged by difficulty
(grade level). Googling lead me to http://www.hplibrary.org/kids/bookli...evellists.html which seems ok. |
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Have you checked your local library? Ours has a list for every grade.
"Beliavsky" wrote in message oups.com... Can anyone recommend a set of reading lists arranged by difficulty (grade level). Googling lead me to http://www.hplibrary.org/kids/bookli...evellists.html which seems ok. |
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On Jun 4, 6:57 am, Beliavsky wrote:
Can anyone recommend a set of reading lists arranged by difficulty (grade level). Googling lead me tohttp://www.hplibrary.org/kids/booklists/gradelevel/gradelevellists.html which seems ok. While there are quite a few good books on these lists, many will not stand the test of time. Many classics are absent. Your local library should have some good books of book lists that you can check out. One is, "Honey for a Child's Heart" by Gladys Hunt. Whichever book lists you use, you will need to judge the books yourself to see if they are right for your child. If you have an advanced reader, it is more challenging to find enough books with age appropriate topics at the correct reading level. Often older books are written at a higher reading level for the subject matter. --Betsy |
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Beliavsky wrote:
Can anyone recommend a set of reading lists arranged by difficulty (grade level). Googling lead me to http://www.hplibrary.org/kids/bookli...evellists.html which seems ok. Googling in "graded reading list" or "graded reading database" will get you more lists than you know what to do with. You can also search on "leveled books list" or "leveled books database." There are much finer distinctions out there than grade levels. Of course, keep in mind that the levels assess only how challenging it is to read the books, not so much whether the material is age appropriate or whether the book is any good. That you'll have to assess on your own, for the most part. Best wishes, Ericka |
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On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:57:18 -0700, Beliavsky
wrote: Can anyone recommend a set of reading lists arranged by difficulty (grade level). Googling lead me to http://www.hplibrary.org/kids/bookli...evellists.html which seems ok. That library is in Chicago's north suburbs. Good list and there are others at other libraries. More from other libraries: http://www.skokielibrary.info/s_kids...ists/index.asp Math books: http://willard.district65.net/media/...Math_Books.htm 2nd grade books: http://willard.district65.net/media/...ade_books1.htm Multicultural books: http://pages.towson.edu/cholmes/similarities/child.htm 100 best books http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm Books for boys: http://www.talestoldtall.com/BooksforBoys.html -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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On Jun 4, 9:57 am, Beliavsky wrote:
Can anyone recommend a set of reading lists arranged by difficulty (grade level). Googling lead me tohttp://www.hplibrary.org/kids/booklists/gradelevel/gradelevellists.html which seems ok. I second the vote for going to your library -- there are a lot of 'survey'-type books, listing books for children with plot synopses arranged by reading level. The book I liked best was published by Horn -- beyond that, I can't recall. [I remember consulting a few of these as I searched for teen-books with children's themes, which *is* tricky, as betsy mentioned.] I've found that books which work well for reading *to* a preschooler are pretty much the standard classics ('The Animal Family,' the E.B. White books, 'The Water Babies,' Potter's 'The Fairy Caravan'.) Caledonia |
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Ericka Kammerer wrote:
Beliavsky wrote: Can anyone recommend a set of reading lists arranged by difficulty (grade level). Googling lead me to http://www.hplibrary.org/kids/bookli...evellists.html which seems ok. Googling in "graded reading list" or "graded reading database" will get you more lists than you know what to do with. You can also search on "leveled books list" or "leveled books database." There are much finer distinctions out there than grade levels. I remember looking at one list. The books "Harry Potter and the Sorcere's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone" were rated to be at different grade levels. Except for the name of the book and the stone within the book, they are basically the same book. So you have to take the grade levels with a grain of salt, too. Of course, keep in mind that the levels assess only how challenging it is to read the books, not so much whether the material is age appropriate or whether the book is any good. That you'll have to assess on your own, for the most part. In addition, a kid who is interested in a book might be able to read a book above his normal grade level. So kids who like Harry Potter might be able to read the later books, even if they are at a higher grade level than they normally read. I think the levels are usually determined by computer programs. You can see the reading levels of documents in Microsoft Word. It took me 12 weeks just to type in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to determine its grade level. ;-) (Just joking - if I really want to see what the reading level was, you can probably find it on the net. And, if not, you can use software to scan it - still a big job, but not three weeks). Jeff Best wishes, Ericka |
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"Jeff" wrote in message news:9rY8i.4905$554.1812@trnddc07... Ericka Kammerer wrote: Beliavsky wrote: Can anyone recommend a set of reading lists arranged by difficulty (grade level). Googling lead me to http://www.hplibrary.org/kids/bookli...evellists.html which seems ok. Googling in "graded reading list" or "graded reading database" will get you more lists than you know what to do with. You can also search on "leveled books list" or "leveled books database." There are much finer distinctions out there than grade levels. I remember looking at one list. The books "Harry Potter and the Sorcere's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone" were rated to be at different grade levels. Except for the name of the book and the stone within the book, they are basically the same book. So you have to take the grade levels with a grain of salt, too. But assuming that these were American grade levels, "Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone" might well be considered to be a slightly higher grade level book because it has more unfamiliar words. Zorra |
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bizby40 wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message news:9rY8i.4905$554.1812@trnddc07... Ericka Kammerer wrote: Beliavsky wrote: Can anyone recommend a set of reading lists arranged by difficulty (grade level). Googling lead me to http://www.hplibrary.org/kids/bookli...evellists.html which seems ok. Googling in "graded reading list" or "graded reading database" will get you more lists than you know what to do with. You can also search on "leveled books list" or "leveled books database." There are much finer distinctions out there than grade levels. I remember looking at one list. The books "Harry Potter and the Sorcere's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone" were rated to be at different grade levels. Except for the name of the book and the stone within the book, they are basically the same book. So you have to take the grade levels with a grain of salt, too. But assuming that these were American grade levels, "Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone" might well be considered to be a slightly higher grade level book because it has more unfamiliar words. Zorra That would be like 1 in 10,000 words changed, all from philosopher's to socerer's or the other way around. So I don't think so. I don't remember which book had the higher level. It was off by about 1/2 a grade or so, too much for one word change to explain it, but not all that much. However, there also could have been slightly different versions of the program used. Maybe one was done in Jan. 2003 and the other in June 2004. I wonder if the reading level could have been determined by the publisher, which would mean that probably they used different programs, one in Britian and one in the US. Jeff |
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Jeff wrote:
bizby40 wrote: "Jeff" wrote in message news:9rY8i.4905$554.1812@trnddc07... But assuming that these were American grade levels, "Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone" might well be considered to be a slightly higher grade level book because it has more unfamiliar words. That would be like 1 in 10,000 words changed, all from philosopher's to socerer's or the other way around. So I don't think so. I don't remember which book had the higher level. It was off by about 1/2 a grade or so, too much for one word change to explain it, but not all that much. I was thinking that Philosopher's Stone possibly had more British slang which would make it a bit more difficult to understand. |
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