F & P Text Gradient Levels sae 9‐20‐11 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Text Level Descriptions A: Characteristics of Texts at Level A: x Simple factual texts, animal fantasy and realistic fiction x Picture books x Text and concepts highly supported by pictures Sources: Leveled Books for Readers Grades 3-6 (Fountas & Pinnell) and Matching Books to Readers: Using Leveled Books in Guided Reading, K-3 (Fountas & Pinnell) Fountas & Pinnell Text Level Descriptions Level Description A DRA 1 One line of text (focus on print, directionality) Adapted from Fountas and Pinnell Continuum for Literacy Learning, 2007 Guided Reading Indicators Guided Reading Level A Descriptors Characteristics of Early Emergent Readers at Level A Simple factual texts, animal fantasy and realistic fiction Picture books Text and concepts highly supported by … This is the next in a series of blogs about The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum.This blog focuses on how The Literacy Continuum can support all educators. Instructional Level: With teaching and support, the child can read the text. Fountas and G.S. Sources: Leveled Books for Readers Grades 3-6 (Fountas & Pinnell) and Matching Books to Readers: Using Leveled Books in Guided Reading, K-3 (Fountas & Pinnell) J DRA 18 Stories have similar characteristics to level I but are generally longer (some over fifty pages) 2011. U Characteristics are similar to Level T. Themes present mature ideas, problems of society and human problems such as war, hardship, racism and economic issues. F & P Text Gradient Levels sae 9‐20‐11 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Text Level Descriptions A: Characteristics of Texts at Level A: x Simple factual texts, animal fantasy and realistic fiction x Picture books x Text and concepts highly supported by pictures Source: Guided Reading: Good First Reading For All By Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell Characteristics of Texts by Fountas and Pinnell Source: Guided Reading: Good First Reading For All Emergent/Early Readers Levels A-E; 1-8 Level Book Teacher Observes That Child… Levels • A and B Single idea and simple story line • Direct correspondence between picture and text U Characteristics are similar to Level T. Themes present mature ideas, problems of society and human problems such as war, hardship, racism and economic issues. Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Text Level Descriptions E Characteristics of Texts Characteristics of Early Emergent Readers Simple informational texts, simple animal fantasy, realistic fiction, very simple retellings of Traditional tales, simple plays Flexible enough to process texts with varied placement of print and a full range of punctuation Fountas & Pinnell Reading Text Level Descriptions and Characteristics of Readers Characteristics of Texts at Level A: • Simple factual texts, animal fantasy and realistic fiction • Picture books • Text and concepts highly supported by pictures • One line of text on each page • Familiar, easy content F & P Text Gradient Levels sae 9‐20‐11 Fountas & Pinnell Independent Reading Text Level Descriptions A: Characteristics of Texts at Level A: Simple factual texts, animal fantasy and realistic fiction Picture books Text and concepts highly supported by pictures One line of text on each page Familiar, easy content U Characteristics are similar to Level T. Themes present mature ideas, problems of society and human problems such as war, hardship, racism and economic issues. For many years, Fountas and Pinnell have described how to analyze the characteristics of texts and select just-right books to use for guided reading instruction. 5. Ten Text Characteristics for Guided Reading I.C. F & P Text Gradient Levels sae 9 r20 r11 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Text Level Descriptions A: Characteristics of Texts at Level A: x Simple factual texts, animal fantasy and realistic fiction x Picture books x Text and concepts highly supported by pictures The Literacy Continuum is an in-the-hand tool for designing learning opportunities that are responsive, appropriate, intentional and powerful. The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades PreK-8, Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. This page includes Figure I-4 depicting Ten Text Characteristics for Guided Reading from The Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum, Prek-8. All of their thinking and research has been brought together into Leveled Books, K-8 to form the ultimate guide to choosing and using books from kindergarten through middle school. Pinnell. Fountas and Pinnell Guided reading is a systematic approach to small-group reading instruction. Fountas & Pinnell Reading Text Level Descriptions and Characteristics of Readers Characteristics of Texts at Level A: • Simple factual texts, animal fantasy and realistic fiction • Picture books • Text and concepts highly supported by pictures • One line of text on each page • Familiar, easy content Fountas & Pinnell Characteristics of Text Texts for Level A enable Readers to: • Recognize letters and their sounds • Point to words while reading • Use picture to support understanding • Know the difference between words and • pictures • One sentence per page with simple words • Read easy, high frequency words (the, a, L and, is, can, in, it)