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Comparison Chart for Reading Levels
(from Language Arts SIS)

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Spring Branch Leveling Guided Reading Levels Reading Recovery Levels DRA Instructional Levels

ATOS  Scale

Reading Continuum Steps Grade Levels (RR) Grade Level (Basal) Lexile-Grade Level Range Stages of Reading
1 A 1 A/1 0.4, 0.5 Step 4 K to 1 F K (Readiness) 200-350 Emergent
2 B 2 2 0.6, 0.7   K to 1 F K (Readiness) 200-350 Emergent
3 & 4 C 3 & 4 3 0.8, 0.9   K to 1 F Grade 1 (Pre-Premier) 200-350 Emergent / Early
5 & 6 D 5 & 6 4 1, 1.1 Step 5 1 F Grade 1 (Pre-Premier) 200-350 Emergent / Early
7 & 8 E 7 & 8 6.7.8 1.2, 1.3   1 F Grade 1 (Pre-Premier) 200-350 Emergent / Early
9 & 10 F 9 & 10 10 9 = 1.9   1 W Grade 1 (Premier) 200-350 Emergent / Early
11 & 12 G 11 & 12 12 1.5 Step 5 B 1 W Grade 1 (Premier) 200-350 Emergent / Early
13 & 14 H 13 & 14 14 1.6   1 W Grade 1 (Premier) 200-350 Early / Transitional
15 & 16 & 17 I 15 & 16 & 17 16 15=1.7
1.8, 1.9
  1 SP Grade 1 (late) 200-350 Early / Transitional
18 & 19 & 20 J 18 & 19 & 20 18 17=2.1
2.2, 2.3
Step 6 1 SP to 2 F Grade 2 (early) 350-500 Transitional
21 & 22 & 23 K   20 19=2.4, 2.5
2.6, 2.7
Step 7 2 F Grade 2 350-500 Transitional
24 & 25 & 26 L   24 22=2.8
2.9
Step 8 2 W Grade 2 350-500 Transitional / Fluency
27 & 28 & 29 M   28 26=3.0
27=3.1
3.2, 3.3
  2 SP to 3 F Grade 2 350-500 Transitional / Fluency
3 F N   30 29=3.4, 3.5
3.6, 3.7
Step 9 3 F Grade 3 500-750 Fluent / Extending
3 W O   34 31=3.8
33=3.9
Step 10 3 W Grade 3 500-750 Fluent / Extending
3 SP P   38 35=4.0, 4.1
36=4.2, 4.3
37=4.4, 4.5
38=4.6
  3 SP Grade 3 500-750 Fluent / Extending
4 F Q     39=4.7, 4.8 Step 11 4 F Grade 4 620-910 Fluent / Extending
4 W R   40 4.9, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 Step 12 4 W Grade 4 620-910 Fluent / Extending
4 SP S     41=5.3, 5.4
43= 5.5, 5.6, 5.7
  4 SP Grade 4 620-910 Fluent / Extending
5 F T   44 5.8, 5.9, 6.0, 6.1 Step 13 5 F Grade 5 730-960 Fluent / Extending
5 W U     45=6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5   5 W Grade 5 730-960 Fluent / Extending
5 SP V     46= 6.6-7.9 Step 14 5 SP Grade 5 730-960 Fluent / Extending
              Grades 6-12 800-1300  
 

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