Book Level Comparison Chart for Reading A-Z and Other Leveling Systems

Grade Reading a-z Fountas and Pinnell

Reading Recovery

DRA PM Benchmarks

K aa A 1 A - 1 1

K A A 1 A - 1 1

K B B 2 2 2

K C C 3 - 4 3 - 4 2

1 D D 5 - 6 6 3- 5

1 E E 7 - 8 8 6-8

1 F F 9 - 10 10 9_ 10

1 G G 11 - 12 12 11-12

1 H H 13 - 14 14 13-14

1 I I 15 - 16 16 15-16

1 J J 17 18 17-18

2 K J 17 18 17-18

2 L K 18 20 19-20

2 M L 19 24 21,22

2 N M 20 28 23

2 O M 20 28 23

2 P M 28 28 23

3 Q N 30 30 24

3 R N 30 30 24

3 S O 34 34 25

3 T P 38 38 26

4 U Q 40 40 27

4 V Q 40 40 27

4 W R 40 40 28

5 X S 40 40 28

5 Y T 40 40 29

5 Z U - W N/A 44 29-30

This chart can help teachers who know the book level identified by one leveling system as appropriate for a student’s independent or guided reading to find books of comparable difficulty identified by a different leveling system. (Retrieved from http://www.readinga-z.com/guided/index.html/correlation.html#levelingcriteria January 13, 2009; PM Benchmarks levels added from “Book Leveling Conversion Chart,” 2006, YCDSB.)