PLAYBOOK® READING LEVELS
Each and every Playbook® is edited for multi-level readability by credentialed teachers.
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In order to assist teachers and facilitate the assigning of roles for reader’s theater small group reading, Playbooks, Inc. has developed a simplified series of reading levels. The following provides an approximate correlation between these levels and other reading level scales.
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Playbook®
Reading Level
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Playbook® roles written at this level have… |
Approximate Correlation to Other Reading Scales
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Fountas & Pinnell/ Guided Reading |
DRA |
Reading Recovery |
Lexile |
Stage 0
Emerging Reader
Grades PK-1
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short and simple sentences, 3-4 words per sentence using vocabulary with "hard" consonants and "short" vowels, including some early sight words, and 1 sentence per passage. |
A-C |
1-4 |
1-3 |
0-100 |
Stage 1
Early Reader
Grade K-1
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simple sentences and sight words or words introduced by another character role, 3-4 words per sentence, and 1-2 sentences per passage. |
C-F |
4-10 |
3-10 |
100-199 |
Stage 2
Beginning Reader
Grades 1-2
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simple sentence structure with slightly longer passages and more high frequency words, and 2-3 sentences per passage. |
F-K |
10-24 |
10-18 |
200-399 |
Stage 3
Transitional Reader
Grades 2-3
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some large chunks of texts with an increase in vocabulary difficulty and sentence structure, and 3-4 sentences per passage. |
L-N |
28-34 |
20-22 |
400-599 |
Stage 4
Intermediate Reader
Grades 3-4
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longer passages and more elaborate vocabulary and sentence structure, and 4-5 sentences per passage. |
O-S |
38-40 |
24-26 |
600-799 |
Stage 5
Advanced Reader
Grades 5-6
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some use of complex sentences and concepts, more developed character dialogue and detailed text, and some figurative language. |
T-Y |
44 |
28-30 |
800-999 |
Stage 6
Expert Reader
Grades 7-12
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complex sentences, more advanced sentence variation, and figurative language. |
Z |
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32-34 |
1000-1100 |
