Guided Reading books by level

Last week, I shared with you what reading levels mean for your student.  This week, I am going to share some books at each level from K-1 that you can check out at the West Allis public library to help your child read more at home.

Level A
-I See Bugs by, Wiley Blevins
-We Read by Wiley Blevins
-Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle
-Flowers Have Colors by Janelle Cherrington 
-The Van And The Cab by Della Cohen
-How Many On The Log? by Sydnie Kleinhenz
-Sea Shapes by Suse MacDonald
-School by Gay Su Pinnell
-Legs (Reading Discovery Series)
-One Frog, One Fly (Reading Discovery Series)

Level B
 -Silly Sally by, Betsy Franco
 -On Market Street by, Arnold Lobel & Anita Lobel
 -Have You Seen My Duckling? by, Nancy Tafuri
 -Cat on the Mat by, Brian Wildsmith

Level C
 -Big Long Animal Song by, Mike Artwell
 -The Berenstain Bears' Big Bear, Small Bear by, Stan & Jan Berenstain
-What’s for Lunch? by, Eric Carle
-Pancakes for Breakfast by, Tomie dePaloa
-A Rainbow of My Own by, Don Freeman,
-Big Machines by, Melanie Davis Jones
-Rain by, Robert Kalan
-Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by, Bill Martin
-Mice Squeak, We Speak by, Arnold L. Shapiro,
 
Level D
 -Bears in the Night by, Stan & Jan Berenstain,
 -Bears on Wheels by, Stan & Jan Berenstain
 -10 for Dinner by, Jo-Ellen Bogart
 -I Like Books by, Anthony Browne
 -Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack: An Alphabetical Adventure by, Doreen Cronin
 -Old MacDonald Had a Farm by, Glen Rounds

Level E
-Inside, Outside, Upside Down by, Stan and Jan Berenstain
 -Five Little Monkeys...Jumping on the Bed by, Eileen Christelow
 -The Foot Book by, Dr. Seuss
 -Oh a Hunting We Will Go by, John Langstaff
-First-Grade Friends: The Classroom Pet by, Grace Maccarone
-What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best by, Laura Numeroff
-The Farmer in the Dell by, Kathy Parkinson
-Go Dog Go by, P.D. Eastman
-Sharks by, Martha Rustad
-It Looked Like Spilt Milk by, Charles  Shaw

Level F
-I Love You Because You are You by, Liza Baker
-The Berenstain Bears Ride the Thunderbolt by, Jan & Stan Berenstain
-Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree by, Eileen Christelow
-In the Tall, Tall Grass by, Denise Fleming
-Across the Stream by, Mirra Ginsburg
-Shhhhh by, Kevin Henkes
-In A People House by, Theo LeSieg
-My Monster Mama Loves Me So by, Laura Leuck
-Pizza Party! by, Grace Maccarone
-Just Like Always by, Anne M. Perry
-Storms by, Seymour Simon
-Cookie’s Week by, Cindy Ward
 -The Lady with the Alligator Purse by, Nadine Westcott

Level G
 -Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton
 -The Day I Had to Play with My Sister by, Crosby Bonsall
 -Biscuit by, Alyssa Capucilli
 -Biscuit Finds a Friend by, Alyssa  Capucilli
 -Draw Me a Star by, Eric Carle
 -More Spaghetti I Say by, Rita Gelman
 -Spot’s First Walk by, Eric Hill
 -The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat by, Nurit Karlin
 -Sheep in a Jeep by, Nancy Shaw

Level H
 -I Was Walking Down the Road by, Sarah E. Barchas
-Goodnight, Moon by, Margaret Wise Brown
-The Story about Ping by, Marjorie Flack
 -Bailey Goes Camping by, Kevin Henkes
 -Put Me in the Zoo by, Robert  Lopshire
 -Eating Fractions by, Bruce McMillan
 -Foxes and Their Dens by, Martha Rustad

Level I
 -The Very Busy Spider by, Eric  Carle
 -Big Dog, Little Dog by, P.D. Eastman
 -Are You My Mother? by, Philip D. Eastman,
 -There's a Nightmare in My Closet by, Mercer Mayer
-Father Bear Comes Home by, Else Minarik
-Love You Forever by, Robert N. Munsch,
-Little Whistle's Dinner Party by, Cynthia Rylant 
-The Napping House by, Don and Audrey Wood

Level J
 -The Very Hungry Caterpillar by, Eric Carle
 -Jamberry by, Bruce Degen
 -Green Eggs and Ham by, Dr. Seuss
 -Hop on Pop by, Dr. Seuss
 -The Cat in the Hat by, Dr. Seuss
 -Amazing Grace by, Mary Hoffman
 -The Doorbell Rang by, Pat Hutchins
 -Days with Frog and Toad by, Arnold Lobel
 -Froggy Learns to Swim by, Jonathan London
 -100th Day of School by, Angela Medearis
  -Henry and Mudge (series) by, Cynthia Rylant
 -Mr. Putter and Tabby (series) by, Cynthia Rylant
 -Where the Wild Things Are by, Maurice Sendak

Level K
-Clifford the Big Red Dog by, Norman Bridwell
-Corduroy by, Don Freeman
-Is Your Mama a Llama? by, Deborah Guarino
-Sheila Rae, the Brave by, Kevin Henkes
-A Bargain for Frances by, Russell Hoban
-Harold and the Purple Crayon by, Crocket Johnson
-The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by, Trinka Noble
-If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by, Laura K. Numeroff

Level L
  -Cam Jansen (series) by, David Adler
 -100th Day Worries by, Margery Cuyer
 -Anansi the Spider by, Gerald McDermott
 -Amelia Bedelia (series) by, Peggy Parish

Level M
 -Abe Lincoln's Hat by, Martha Brenner

Level N
 -Amber Brown (books)  by, Paula Danziger

Nonfiction fun facts!

Vicky, David, and Dajuana read What is very long?  with our wonderful practicum student, Ms. R., from Wisconsin Lutheran College.  This book is a cool nonfiction book about different animals and the special parts of them that are long.

Vicky said, "I like the rabbit. It has long ears."

David said, "l like the walrus. The walrus has long teeth." He also said that he recently saw the walrus at the zoo.

 

Dajuana said, "I like the rabbit. It has big ears like my heart."

Reading Levels...What do they mean?

Your child may come home telling you they are reading at a level C or F or J.  What do these reading levels REALLY mean? Our district uses Fountas and Pinnell leveling to assess readers in order to help them pick just right books that will help them to become confident readers.  The chart below explains the reading levels at each grade level that children should be reading at.

If your child is not currently reading at their expected grade level as noted above, don't worry! This year, we will teach your child to use multiple reading strategies independently and the more your child reads the closer they will get to reading on level.  Next week, I will share the titles of books at each of the K-2 levels that you can look for at the library the next time you are out. If you have any questions about the chart above, please let me know!

Ways a Parent Can Help a Child with Reading

I really enjoyed talking to parents during parent teacher conferences the last few weeks.  I look forward to continuing to work with you to help your child become a better reader!  Many parents asked me how they can continue to help their child with reading at home.  The chart below has a lot of great tips to help you do just that!


(from www.fortheteachers.org)