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)

Wonderful Jefferson bear readers!

I would like to welcome some new bear readers!
-Aiden G.
-Isaiah S.-R
-Melanie O.
-Jordan S.
-Drake D.
-Saniyah M.
They join:
-Lila R.
-Samantha A.
-Sarai C.
-Jaelyn W.
-Aiden W.
-Anthoni O. To reading with Mrs. K in our Title One reading room.
These new friends all bring wonderful excitement about reading!  I look forward to teaching them many strategies to become independent readers who continue to love reading.
This strategy poster is hung on the wall in our reading room along with every classroom at Jefferson.  Parents, I encourage you to use the same "reading language" at home with your readers when they bring home books to share with you that we have practiced at school.

Wacky Books Will Hook Reluctant Readers

Do you have a reluctant reader at home?  I know that there are many other fun things your children might want to do than read, but this site has created a wonderful list of books to entice your reluctant reader to sit down with a good book! (They can do all the other "fun" stuff later ;) )

 

(From: http://imaginationsoup.net/2012/12/wacky-books-will-hook-reluctant-readers/)

      
Help your child get started on a book by reading it aloud for a few chapters. If it’s funny, chances are good that he will continue on his own when you get too “busy” to read to him. (One of my favorite tricks!)

We’ve been reading the Wayside School stories at bedtime — and sometimes I get to laughing so much that I can’t keep reading.
All these books and more that I recommend are available in the Imagination Soup online bookstore. The majority of these books are for ages 7 – 9, or second to fourth grade.

Potty Humor

Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
The Encyclopedia of Immaturity
Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger
Snot Stew
Sweet Farts
Who Cut the Cheese?

Laugh-out-loud Real Life Humor

Bad Kitty Boxed Set
Big Nate 1-2 Punch: 2 Big Nate Books in 1 Box!: Includes Big Nate and Big Nate Strikes Again
Clementine
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books (Books 1-5)
Dragonbreath #1
EllRay Jakes Is a Rock Star
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
Freckle Juice
Gooney Bird Greene
Rotten School #13: Got Cake?
Head of the Class: Frindle; The Landry News; The Janitor’s Boy
How to Eat Fried Worms
How to Train Your Dragon
Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka
Stink: The Super-Incredible Collection: Books 1-3
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Silly Humor

Eco-Wolf and the Three Pigs (Seriously Silly Stories)
Lulu and the Brontosaurus
Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta: Lunch Lady #3
Magic Pickle And The Creature From The Black Legume
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
The Knights of the Kitchen Table #1 (Time Warp Trio)

Weird and Crazy Humor

A Whole Nother Story
Boom!
The Dunderheads
SPHDZ Book #1! (Spaceheadz)
Vordak the Incomprehensible: How to Grow Up and Rule the World
The Fran That Time Forgot (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)
The Wayside School Collection: Sidways Stories from Wayside School/Wayside School Is Falling Down/Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger [WAYSIDE SCHOOL COLL 8D]
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger

Sure, these books might not win a Newbery, or even be appealing to you, but just remember that the goal is to get your kids reading. So, ANY book that gets kids reading is good. More time reading gives your reader more practice, more confidence, and improved fluency. Remember — you want BOOK LOVE – that’s the ultimate goal.

FALLing for books!

Fall is my favorite season of the year.  I love going to the pumpkin farm with my son, drinking hot apple cider, and most of all, reading fall books!  This week, I'm including the covers of some great fall books that I think your children would love to hear you read to them (after jumping in the leaf piles, of course!) They are available at the West Allis Public Library.