1. Book Level Comparison Chart for Reading A-Z and Other Leveling Systems
Grade Reading a-z Fountas and Reading DRA PM Benchmarks
Pinnell Recovery
K aa A 1 A-1 1
K A A 1 A-1 1
K B B 2 2 2
K C C 3-4 3-4 2
1 D D 5-6 6 3- 5
1 E E 7-8 8 6-8
1 F F 9 - 10 10 9_ 10
1 G G 11 - 12 12 11-12
1 H H 13 - 14 14 13-14
1 I I 15 - 16 16 15-16
1 J J 17 18 17-18
2 K J 17 18 17-18
2 L K 18 20 19-20
2 M L 19 24 21,22
2 N M 20 28 23
2 O M 20 28 23
2 P M 28 28 23
3 Q N 30 30 24
3 R N 30 30 24
3 S O 34 34 25
3 T P 38 38 26
4 U Q 40 40 27
4 V Q 40 40 27
4 W R 40 40 28
5 X S 40 40 28
5 Y T 40 40 29
5 Z U-W N/A 44 29-30
This chart can help teachers who know the book level identified by one leveling system as
appropriate for a student’s independent or guided reading to find books of comparable difficulty
identified by a different leveling system. (Retrieved from http://www.readinga-
z.com/guided/index.html/correlation.html#levelingcriteria January 13, 2009; PM Benchmarks
levels added from “Book Leveling Conversion Chart,” 2006, YCDSB.)