Learning A-Z Correlation Chart

Learning
A-Z
Ages

Fountas
Grade & Pinnell

Reading
Recovery

DRA

PM
Readers

Lexile

aa

46

A1

Starters 1

BR70

46

A1

Starters 1

BR70

46

Starters 2

BR70

46

34

34

34 red

BR70

47

56

56 red/yellow

80450

67

78

78 yellow

80450

67

910

10

9-10 blue

80450

G
H

67

1112

12

1112 blue/green

80450

67

1314

14

1314 green

80450

67

1516

16

1516 orange

80450

68

17

18

17 turquoise

451500

78

17

18

18 turquoise

451550

78

18

20

1920 purple

501550

M
N

78

19

24

21 gold

551600

78

20

28

22 gold

551650

78

20

28

22 gold

601650

78

28

28

22 gold

601650

79

30

30

23 silver

651690

89

30

30

23 silver

651730

89

34

34

24 silver

691770

89

38

38

25 emerald

731770

U
V

811

40

40

26 emerald

771800

911

40

40

26 emerald

771830

911

40

40

27 ruby

801860

911

40

40

28 sapphire

831860

911

40

40

29 sapphire

861890

911

UV

N/A

50

30 sapphire

891980

This correlation chart illustrates how Learning A-Z levels approximately correlate to other
leveling systems commonly found in leveled reading materials. Learning A-Z uses objective
(quantitative) and subjective (qualitative) Leveling Criteria to measure text complexity.