READY-TO-READ LEVELS
With Ready-to-Read no matter what level you are, you’re always a star!

READY-TO-GO

Designed with the very first readers in mind so children can reach for the stars as they begin their reading adventure!
  • Perfect Length - Each story around 100 words, many of them repeated.
  • Sight Words - Frequently used words that children will come to recognize by sight such as “the” and “can.”
  • Word Families - Rhyming words used throughout the story for ease of recognition.
  • Story Guides - Prepares children for the story ahead by prompting them to sound out the vowel sounds and learn the sight words before they start reading the story.
  • Reading Level - Correlates on average to C-F Fountas & Pinnell™ level / AD120L-AD190L Lexile® text level

READY-TO-GO TITLES

PRE-LEVEL ONE

Perfect for emerging readers and sharing stories aloud.
  • Shared Reading - Stories parents and children will enjoy reading together.
  • Familiar Characters - Recognizing characters kids know and love across stories.
  • Simple Words - Improve reader’s comfort with written text with simple words and letter recognition.
  • Reading Level - Correlates on average to D-I Fountas & Pinnell™ level / BR801L-410L Lexile® text level

PRE-LEVEL ONE TITLES

LEVEL ONE

Books for kids who are starting to read on their own
  • High Frequency Sight Words - Words that readers will recognize and associate with stories they’re starting to read on their own.
  • Simple Plot and Dialogue - Helpful in encouraging the use of strategies to decode and better understand certain words, readers can sound out the text easily.
  • Familiar Topics and Themes - Helps readers to identify plot themes and recognize characteristics in each story, this level uses pictures to help better understand the story.
  • Reading Level - Correlates on average to G-K Fountas & Pinnell™ level / 280L-550L Lexile® text level

LEVEL ONE TITLES

LEVEL TWO

Independent readers building their vocabularies
  • Longer Sentences - Helpful in teaching fluency and understanding groupings of words that should be read together as phrasing. This level promotes the practice of reading with clear phrasing, speed, and tone.
  • Simple Chapters - Short, simple chapters help readers familiarize themselves with the structure of the story and the separation of content to better understand.
  • High-Interest Vocabulary Words - Encourages readers to familiarize themselves with interesting words and their meanings, and challenges them to use the word in other contexts.
  • Reading Level - Correlates on average to I-N Fountas & Pinnell™ level / 440L-690L Lexile® text level

LEVEL TWO TITLES

LEVEL THREE

Confident readers beginning to utilize and understand more complex sentence structure.
  • Larger Plot and Character Development - Readers begin to monitor their own comprehension as they understand more complicated plots and characters.
  • Challenging Vocabulary Words - Stories begin to use more complicated words that prompt readers to seek out definitions independently and use them more often in everyday speech.
  • More Difficult Sentence Structure - Complex sentence structures helps readers understand groups of related words and the phrases that make them up.
  • Reading Level - Correlates on average to L-R Fountas & Pinnell™ level / 450L-950L Lexile® text level

LEVEL THREE TITLES

GUIDED READing LEVELing chart
Our Ready-to-Read titles have received Lexile® text levels and Fountas & Pinnell™ reading levels. Use the chart below to help guide your beginning reader to the Ready-to-Read level that’s perfect for them. Click here for a downloadable version of this chart.
READY-TO-READ LEVEL
F&P™ MEASURES
LEXILE® MEASURES
Ready-to-Go
C–F
AD120L–AD190L
Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1
D–I
BR80L–410L
Ready-to-Read Level 1
G–K
450L–950L
280L–550L
Ready-to-Read Level 2
440L–690L
Ready-to-Read Level 3
I–N
L–R
*The chart depicts average Lexile® text levels associated with our Ready-to-Read titles that have been leveled and certified by the Lexile® developer, MetaMetrics®.
*The chart depicts average Fountas & Pinnell™ reading levels associated with our Ready-to-Read titles that have been officially leveled by using the F&P Text Level Gradient™ Leveling System.