Compare Reading Levels

Earliest Readers Emerging Readers Established Readers
Readers who are just starting out on their learn-to-read journey​ Readers who are making strides toward reading independence​ Readers who are reading independently, or close to it!​
Shared reading to beginning reading material​ Beginning reading to reading with help material​ Reading with help to independent and advanced reading material​
I Can Read! Book Levels (printed on book's cover)

My First

Level 1

Level 1

Level 2

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4
Reading Skills and Strategies

Simple vocabulary​

Sound repetition​

Simple sentences​

Familiar words​

Simple concepts​

More complex stories​

Some longer sentences​

Increasingly challenging words​

Introduction to language play​

Familiar concepts​

More advanced sentence structures​

Some brief chapters​

New and challenging words​

Thought-provoking themes​

Language play​
Subject Matter

Animals

Home

Family 

School

Friendship

Humor

Issues close to the hearts of young readers

Home​

Family

School

Friendship

Humor

Mysteries

Adventure

Family​

School

Friendship

Humor

Mysteries

Adventure

History

Science

Suspense
Guided Reading Levels​​
E-J G-L​ J-M​
Lexile Level Range​​
70L-410L​ 70L-510L​ 200L-560L​
Example Characters​

Baby Shark​

Berenstain Bears​

Biscuit

Clark the Shark​

Danny and the Dinosaur​

The Food Group​

Fox

Harry

I Want To Be A...​

Little Critter​

Otter

Pete the Cat​

Pete the Kitty​

Pretzel and the Puppies​

Ty's Travels​

Amelia Bedelia​

Berenstain Bears​

Clark the Shark​

Danny and the Dinosaur​

Flat Stanley​

The Food Group​

Frog and Toad​

Harry

I Can Read! Comics​

I Want To Be A...​

Paddington

Pete the Cat​

Pretzel and the Puppies​

Ranger Rick​

Splat the Cat​

Amelia Bedelia​

Clark the Shark​

Detective Dinosaur​

Flat Stanley​

Frog and Toad​

Gigi and Ojiji​

I Can Read! Comics​

I Can Read! History​

I Can Read! Wildlife​

Hello Ninja​

Loves Science​

Minnie and Moo​

My Weird School​

Reina Ramos​

Splat the Cat​