In the Rog and Burton article, "Matching texts and readers: Leveling early reading materials for assessment and instruction," they talk about the "just-right" text level for readers. I thought it was interesting that the correct level of text for children is material that 90-95% of the words can be read easily. I thought that the level would be a little more challenging than this percentage but in the article it says that more difficult text is on a frustration level and not appropriate for reading instruction. While reading this article, I also didn't realize how many different areas are considered in determining a child's reading level. Several important factors to consider when deciding an appropriate reading level include the following: vocabulary, size and layout of print, predictability, illustration support, and complexity of concepts. This article has great strategies for categorizing each of the ten different reading levels. Being able to recognize a child's correct reading level is important to their confidence and growth as a reader. A proper reading level is also essential for teacher to be able to give appropriate reading instruction to his or her students.
Here is a great website for level readers
This is a game website for different leveled readers
I really liked your game website. There are so many great resources on the internet that other teachers have already created. This is a blessing for the less tech savvy people like myself!!
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