Reading A-Z Correlation Chart

Fountas Criteria for Leveling Reading A-

Reading A-Z Reading
Ages Grade & DRA Z Books:
Level Recovery  Word count
Pinnell
 Number of different words
4-6 K A 1 A-1  Ratio of different words to
total words
 Number of high-
4-6 K A 1 A-1 frequency words
 Ratio of high-frequency
4-6 K B 2 2 words to total words
 Number of low-frequency
words to total words
4-6 K C 3-4 3-4  Ratio of low-frequency
words to total words
4-7 1 D 5-6 6  Sentence length
 Sentence complexity
 Predictability
6-7 1 E 7-8 8  Language pattern and
repetition
6-7 1 F 9-10 10  Print size, spacing, and
number of words per
page
6-7 1 G 11-12 12  Illustration support
 Concept load
6-7 1 H 13-14 14  Topic familiarity

More about Leveling Criteria

6-7 1 I 15-16 16

6-8 1 J 17 18

7-8 2 J 17 18

7-8 2 K 18 20

7-8 2 L 19 24

7-8 2 M 20 28

7-8 2 M 20 28

7-8 2 M 28 28

7-9 3 N 30 30

8-9 3 N 30 30

8-9 3 O 34 34

8-9 3 P 38 38
 8 - 11 4 Q 40 40

9 - 11 4 Q 40 40

9 - 11 4 R 40 40

9 - 11 5 S 40 40

9 - 11 5 T 40 40

9 - 11 5 U-W N/A 50

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