6th Grade Language Arts

As readers and authors, 6th grade students improve their skills and deepen their thinking.

Sixth graders continue building reading stamina as they follow plot twists and character development in fiction, detailed arguments and complicated explanations in non-fiction. They are also growing stronger as writers, producing longer, more elaborate texts as they weave old and new skills together with more precise vocabulary. If you are looking for book suggestions you might try GoodReads.

Average Levels for 6th Graders

Fountas and Pinnell: Level X at the beginning of the year, Y at the end.

Lexile Range: 850- 1000

Fluency (Words Per Minute reading grade level text):

NWEA/ MAP Test Average (Expected Growth: ~4 points)

Fall 127 WPM

NWEA RIT 210

Winter 140 WPM

NWEA RIT 214

Spring 150 WPM

NWEA RIT 215