Reading Levels of Books & Articles for Children & Young Adults
Are you looking for. . .
Scroll down or click on one of the following.
- The reading level of a specific book?
- Books for a particular grade or age?
- Magazine articles for elementary, mIddle school or high school students?
- High Interest/Low Level books or books for reluctant readers?
- Reading correlation charts?
Find the Reading Level of a Specific Book Title
- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
- Ttitlewave
- ARBook Finder
- The Lexile Framework for Reading (You can find the lexile level of a book using this database; however, you need to sign up, which is free.)
Find Books for a Specific Age or Grade
Websites
- Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
- TeachersFIrst
- ARBook Finder
- Recommended Literature Search (from the California Department of Education)
- Titlewave
- Scholastic Teacher Wizard
- The Lexile Framework for Reading (You can find search for books by lexile and/or grade level using this database; however, you need to sign up, which is free.)
EMC Binders
- There are binders on the EMC service desk listing books by grade level.
Databases
Books
- Best Books for Children: Preschool through Grade 6
EMC Ref. PN1009.A1.G48 2002
- Matching Books to Readers: Using Leveled Books in Guided Reading: K-3
EMC Ref. LB1525.F63 1999
Find Magazine Articles by Reading Levels
- Primary Search (Articles for Elementary School Students)
- Middle Search Plus (Articles for Middle School Students)
- MAS Ultra: School Edition (Articles for High School Students)
High Interest/Low Level & Reluctant Readers
Books
- High/Low Handbook: Best Books and Web Sites for Reluctant Teen Readers
EMC Ref. Z1039.S5.H54 2002
- More Rip-Roaring Reads for Reluctant Readers
EMC Ref. PS490.A39 1999
- High Interest Easy Reading: Annotated Booklist for Middle and Senior High School
EMC Ref. Z1039.S5.N4 1996
Databases
Websites
- High Interest Books for High School Students Reading Below Grade Level (from Multnomah County Libray)
- High Interest Low Reading Level Books for Students in Grades 6-12 (from Cary Memorial Library)
- High Interest / Low Vocabulary Books - for students in grades 5 - 8 reading at the level of grades 1 - 4 (from Elmhurst Public Library)
- Recorded Books
Reading Correlation Charts
Revised October 2012 by Stephen Katz
