abh413 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 We finished up K/1st & I'm happy with my DD progression. But how do I know her reading level? Is there an online evaluation somewhere? Or guidelines for how to figure it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 You could have her take the DORA. A simpler way would be to look at the reading level of books she is able to read well. It won't give you a perfect grade-month number, but in the end, it is probably a more accurate way to estimate reading level. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Look at books she's able to read easily, then type them into lexile.com The range of numbers you get back will help you find others at the same level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKT Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I've never worried about or paid much attention to reading level. That said, at my library, they have a special set of shelves of books that are recommended by grade. So, they have a shelf that includes "Great books for kindergarten" and a shelf for "First grade favorites," etc. My girls can easily read the books on the shelf for the grade they are technically in as homeschoolers, so I know we're good. So, that's a good, non-stressful way for me to gauge reading level. Another option: if your local public school has a website or flier at the library with summer reading lists arranged by grade, you can look at the list and see if your child is reading/could read the books listed for their grade. (Though, like I said, I wouldn't worry too much either way, especially since you're happy with your daughter's progress.) Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 The Scholastic site lists grade levels in their book finder: http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/ The DORA, as mentioned by EKS, is much more thorough and would break the scoring into decoding, comprehension, spelling, etc. That one would cost you $20 and take a couple hours on the computer, and I don't know how much you want the answers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abh413 Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 Thank you all for the suggestions! I'm not looking to spend any money. I think we will choose some grade level readers the next time we are at the library & go from there. She's my oldest so I'm new to this. I think she's doing great but it's nice to be able to throw out numbers that relatives that don't homeschool will recognize when asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) You could buy or borrow the McCall Crabbs Standard Test Lessons in Reading--it gives you an approximate grade level of their reading ability They *might* have it at your library? Edited May 25, 2016 by cintinative 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J&JMom Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Easycbm.com has a free "lite" version that you can use to test letter and word recognition, fluency, and comprehension to compare with a national percentile. You can create an account that will save the data to compare later. It also has math competency tests as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I have several free options here: http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/readinggradeleve.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milknhoney Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 If you're looking to prove yourself to relatives, have your daughter read out loud to them. They'll likely be stunned and impressed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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