Reading Assessment Correlation Chart

Developmental Reading Stage

Fountas &
Pinnell

DRA

DRA
Grade
Level

Flynt Cooter

Scott
Foresman

below A
A

Emergent
Initial

1
K

Emergent Developing

PP

B
3
C

Early Initial

PP
D

10

12

14

16

18

20

24

28

30

O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W

34
38

Primer

Primer
Level 1

Fluent Initial

Early Developing

1st

Fluent
Developing

Houghton
Mifflin

2nd

Level 2

3rd

Level 3

40

4th

Level 4

44

5th
Level 5

See Anthology Leveling

Guide for individual story
levels.