The guided reading level system, developed by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinell, is implemented in many elementary schools. But finding books rated for your students' reading level can sometimes be difficult. While you can purchase a subscription on the Fountas and Pinell website to view the official book lists, there are several other websites that offer similar databases for free, allowing you to easily locate the books that are right for your students.
Instructions
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Try Scholastic's online Leveled Book Search tool. This is a search system that gives you an enormous level of control over what books you want. Begin by choosing "Guided Reading" from the list of reading level systems in the upper right corner of the screen, and click "Set." From here you can choose the grade levels, guided reading levels, language, type of book, topics and genres you're looking for, and click "Search" to see your customized book list.
2Use A to Z Teacher Stuff's Leveled Books Database if you want a longer list and don't mind having less control over your results. The simple search tool allows you to find books by author or title, guided reading level or reading recovery level. You can also simply click on a letter to view all books at that level. As an added bonus, the database includes links to Amazon.com, allowing you to quickly obtain the books in which you're interested.
3Go to the Leveled Books Database found on the Beaverton School District's website if you want an even longer list. The results here are very simple, providing only title and author information, but the number of books returned in a given search is generally larger than that of either of the two preceding sites. You can fine-tune your results by title, author, publisher and publication date, as well as language and various writing traits. You can also search by Developmental Reading Assessment level or Lexile level, if you're familiar with either of those two systems.
