Web Resources For Parents - Loudoun County Public Schools



Web Resources For Parents

The Children’s Book Council, book lists:

PALS, Activities to develop phonological awareness and literacy skills:

Reading Rockets, Leading research in literacy and at-home activities:



Starfall, Phonemic Awareness and Reading Online Games:

Colorín Colorado, Great resources for parents of English Language Learners:

Lowes Island list of Accelerated Reader books:

Tumble Books, an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading:

Virginia Readers’ Choice Award Books:

American Library Association, lists of award winning books:

A to Z Kids Stuff

Free reading and language arts materials for toddlers, preschool and school age children:



Virginia Department of Education

Information about reading and language arts.  To access, go to the site index, click r, and then click on reading and language arts: doe.

Need help finding Appropriately Leveled Books?

Parents should ask the classroom teacher for their child’s independent reading level and secure books at this level for their child to read. Two good websites to find lists of leveled text are:

1.

This web site provides a list of books leveled by guided reading level. Refer to the chart below to convert DRA levels to the corresponding guided reading level.

2.

This web site provides the reading level of all scholastic books. Specify the reading level system "DRA" in the upper right corner of the page; do a "quick search" of a title to check the DRA level. Customize a search for books by DRA level, subject, and genre or search for similar books at the DRA level needed.

Reading Level Chart

|Grade Level |DRA Level |Guided Reading Level |

|Kindergarten |A-1 |A |

|Kindergarten/First |2 |B |

|Kindergarten/First |3 |C |

|First |4 |D |

|First |6/8 |E |

|First |10 |F |

|First |12 |G |

|First/Second |14 |H |

|First/Second |16 |I |

|Second |18 |J |

|Second |20 |K |

|Second/Third |24 |L |

|Second/Third |28 |M |

|Third |30 |N |

|Third |34 |O |

|Third/Fourth |38 |P |

|Fourth |40 |Q |

|Fourth/Fifth |40/50 |R,S |

|Fifth |50 |T,U |

|Sixth |60 |V and higher |

|Seventh/Eighth |70/80 | |

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