1. Approximate Text Level Conversion and Comparison Table
Developmental
Reading Stage
A
-
A,B,1
A,1
B
-
2
2
C
-
3,4
3
1.1
D
100
5,6
4
1.2
E
-
7,8
6-8
1.4
F
200
9,10
10
G
-
11,12
12
1.7
H
300
13,14
14
1.8
I
-
15,16
16
2.0
J
400
17,18
18
2.3
K
-
19,20
20
2.6
L
500
-
24
2.9
EARLY FLUENT
DRA
1.5
TRANSITIONAL
(Developing)
Lexile
Reading
Recovery
1.0
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Level
Fountas &
Pinell
Guided
Reading
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EMERGENT
Grade
Level
M
-
-
28
K
1st
2nd
Wright
Group
A
B
C, D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L, M
N
N
Rigby
Literacy
Levels
Basal
Rigby
PM/PM
Plus Levels
1-2
readiness
starters 1
3-4
readiness
starters 2
5
preprimer 1
3-4
red
6
preprimer 2
5-6
red/yellow
7
preprimer 3
7-8
yellow
8
primer
9-10
blue
9
-
11-12
blue/green
10
grade 1
13-14
green
11
grade 1 (late)
15-16
orange
12
grade 2
17-18
turquoise
13
-
19-20
purple
14-15
-
21
gold
16-17
-
Fluency WPM
Threshold
Rates*
22
gold
No established
wpm rate
60/60/75 wpm
70/100/100
wpm
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2. Approximate Text Level Conversion and Comparison Table
A.R.
Level
Fountas &
Pinell
Guided
Reading
3.0
Wright
Group
Basal
Rigby
PM/PM
Plus Levels
18
grade 3
23
silver
19
-
24
silver
20
-
25
emerald
-
grade 4
26
emerald
-
-
27
ruby
-
-
28
ruby
44
-
-
29
sapphire
28
44
-
grade 5
30
sapphire
-
-
50
-
-
-
W
900
-
-
-
-
-
6.0
X
-
30
60
-
grade 6
-
6.5
Y
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
Grade
Level
Rigby
Literacy
Levels
Z
1000
32,34
70
-
-
-
7.3
-
1100
-
-
-
-
-
7.6
Developmental
Reading Stage
-
1200
-
-
-
-
-
600
-
30
3.3
O
-
22
34
P
-
-
38
4.0
Q
700
24
-
4.3
R
-
-
40
S
-
26
-
4.8
T
800
-
5.0
FLUENT
(Self-Extending)
N
4.6
U
-
5.3
V
5.6
4th
5th
ADVANCED
DRA
3.6
3rd
Lexile
Reading
Recovery
6th
7th
O, P
Q
R
S
T
T
Fluency WPM
Threshold
Rates*
80/100/124
wpm
90/120/140
wpm
100/150/150
wpm
110/150/170
wpm
120/150/170
wpm
*The Threshold Reading rates have been established by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), and the Utah State Office of Education (USOE). These threshold rates are the
minimum established reading rate at which students should read to comprehend and read graded material.
Sources: The Wright Group, Rigby Education, Four Blocks Literacy Framework, Scholastics Lexiles, Developmental Reading Assessment (Joetta Beaver), and Weaver, B. M. (2000). Leveling books k-6: Matching readers to text. Newark, DE
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