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Dear Families,

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub

One-Time Class Activation Code: L6NNG

Encouraging reading is one of the most important things we can do to help your child succeed. It can be tough finding the right books to keep them interested, which is why I am so excited that our class will be participating in Scholastic Reading Club this school year.

With Scholastic Reading Club:

• Every book you buy earns FREE Books for our classroom library
• You can choose from handpicked, grade- and reading-level-specific books for your child
• You'll find the best values on a variety of formats, including eBooks

Each month, your child will bring home Reading Club flyers. Together you can choose from books hand-selected by teachers and experts, and then order online or by returning your order form and payment to me.

I'm excited to get our class reading!

Thank you for your support,

Annette Magowan

• VISIT scholastic.com/readingclub
• ENTER the one-time Class Activation Code (top of this letter)
• SHOP from a carefully curated selection of the best books, value packs, and Storia eBooks
• SUBMIT your order and earn FREE Books for our classroom
• All book orders will be shipped to our classroom so we can celebrate the joy of reading together!

https://orders.scholastic.com/L6NNG~Click Here!!!

Guided Reading Levels & DRA Levels

Reading levels are meant to provide general information that can guide you when choosing just right books with your child. When selecting books, be sure to follow your child's interests and choose books a little below and above their current level to increase their development. Ask me your child's level to find the book that is the best fit.

• Guided Reading Level (GRL)

The Guided Reading level system, developed by Drs. Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, evaluates book and print features, text structures, themes and ideas, vocabulary, language and literary features to provide instructional levels, grades K-8. Your child's GRL is assigned by his or her teacher, who then provides instruction geared to take students to the next level of difficulty.

Average grade breakdowns are as follows:

• Kindergarten: A-C
• 1st Grade: C-J
• 2nd Grade: K-M
• 3rd Grade: M-P
• Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)

DRA levels are assigned by your child's teacher and are to be used to select texts for independent reading. For DRA users, reading material is pre-leveled by leveling experts to match the expected reading performance of students K-8. The Developmental Reading Assessment takes into account a book's content when determining its reading level.

Average grade breakdowns are as follows:

• Kindergarten: A-4
• 1st Grade: 4-18
• 2nd Grade: 18-24
• 3rd Grade: 24-38

Scholastic Readers-

Scholastic editors developed a leveling system for their collection of high-interest Readers that put children on the path to reading independence. Scholastic Readers also provide information on text features such as word count and references to Grade Level and Guided Reading Level.

The four Scholastic Reader levels are:

• First Reader-Pre 1
• Beginning Reader-1
• Developing Reader-2
• Growing Reader-3