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Matching Books to Readers
Using Leveled Books in Guided Reading, K-3
Irene C. Fountas, Lesley University, Gay Su Pinnell, The Ohio State University
ISBN 978-0-325-00193-7 / 0-325-00193-6 / 1999 / 416pp / Paperback
Imprint: Heinemann
Availability: This title is out of print.
Grade Level: K-3
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Behind every successful reading program, you’ll find a skilled teacher who knows how to select "just the right" books for guided, independent, and home reading. Now, with this practical new reference, the best-selling authors of Guided Reading do the work for you, providing the most comprehensive, up-to-date leveled reading list ever. Created with the input of hundreds of early literacy teachers, Matching Books to Readers compiles more than seven thousand caption books, natural language texts, series books, and children’s literature for kindergarten through grade three.
Fountas and Pinnell have significantly revised and expanded the original list of books featured in Guided Reading, adding thousands of additional titles. Books are organized by title and by level of difficulty. Word counts are provided for most books to assist teachers as they take running records. To help teachers match the right book to the reader, the authors consider text characteristics, including style, topic, and format—with several hundred suggested titles for use at each level from kindergarten through grade three.
In addition to the book list itself, Matching Books to Readers includes helpful descriptions of a leveled book collection and how best to use it. There is information on using running records and benchmark books for assessment, as well as equivalence charts that compare this list to others. Other topics include how to create a school book room; how to create classroom collections and how to select quality books; information on variously priced starter sets and ordering guidelines; and how to acquire books. An easy-to-use grant-writing guide is also included to make funding a rich book collection a reality.
No other leveled book list available today is as exhaustive or informative. With Matching Books to Readers, Fountas and Pinnell have made it easier than ever for teachers to teach students with texts that both challenge and delight. |
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Contents:
Introduction
1. Matching Books to Readers in a Balanced Literacy Program
Importance of Matching Books and Readers
Texts in Relation to Readers
Readers in Relation to Texts
Books, Readers, and the Reading Process
2. The Role of Leveled Books Within an Effective Literacy Program
The Classroom Collection
Making Decisions About Texts
3. A Leveled Book Collection
Book Levels
Creating a Leveled Book Collection
Text Characteristics to Consider
Working Together
4. Understanding Leveled Collections and Reading Systems
Ways of Controlling Tests
Grade Level Equivalents
Basal Levels
Guided-Reading Systems
Reading Recovery Levels
Benchmark Books for Assessment Purposes
Making Connections to Enrich the Collection
5. Using Leveled Books in a Guided Reading Program
Using Running Records to Place Children in Initial Groups for Teaching
Using the Gradient to Help in the Selection of Texts
Using Running Records with Book Levels
Changing Book Levels
Using the Book Gradient to Document Progress Over Time
Using the Gradient of Text in Guided Reading and Beyond
6. Getting Started: Creating a Classroom Collection
Multiple Copies
Storage and Retrieval
Use of Time
Number of Books
Sharing and Expanding Classroom Book Collections
7. Getting Started: Creating and Using a School Book Room
The School Book Room
Organizing the Book Room
Using the Book Room
Coordinating Between the Classroom and Book Room
Estimated Costs of the School Book Room Collection
8. Acquiring Books: Book Clubs, Gifts, and Cost Effective Planning
Know the Books You Want Before Ordering
Work Together for Creative Solutions
Use Book Clubs
Hold Book Fairs at the School
Work with Parents to Hold Bake Sales and Auctions
Make Gifts Possible
Ask a Local Business to "Adopt" the School
Find Ways to Save Money
Keep Your Eye on the Goal
9. Acquiring More Books: A Practical Guide for Writing Grant Proposals
Sources of Funding
Length of the Proposal and Abstract
Writing Style for a Proposal
Writing an Introductory Letter
Components of Proposals
Steps in Writing a Proposal for a Grant to Buy Books
Keep Trying, and Recognize Contributors
10. How to Use This Book List
Contents of the List
Information on Levels
Organization of the List
Using Sections of the List
Make This List Your Own List
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- Phonics Lessons with CD-ROM and Poetry BUNDLE, Grade 1: Letters, Words, and How They Work (Teacher Bundle)
- Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Reading, K-8 (Paperback + DVD)
- Leveled Books, K-8: Matching Texts to Readers for Effective Teaching (Paperback)
- Classroom Management [DVD]: Managing the Day - Planning for Effective Teaching (DVD)
- Guided Reading [DVD]: Essential Elements, The Skillful Teacher (DVD)
- Word Study [DVD]: Phonics & Spelling Minilessons: Buddy Study System (DVD)
- Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Books Website (Online)
- Phonics Lessons BUNDLE, Grade K (Product Bundle)
- Word Study Lessons BUNDLE, Grade 3 (Product Bundle)
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- Word Study Lessons Center Pack, Grade 3: Word Cards (Word Cards)
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- Phonics Lessons Center Pack, Grade K: Picture Cards and Letter/Word Cards (Picture and word cards)
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- Phonics Lessons Center Pack, Grade 1: Word & Picture Cards (Word and Picture Cards)
- Sing a Song of Poetry, Grade 1: A Teaching resource for Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Fluency (Paperback)
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- Phonics Lessons: Letters, Words, and How They Work: Grade K (Paperback + 3-Ring Binder)
- Word Study: Phonics & Spelling Minilessons: Buddy Study System (Video)
- Reader's Notebook: 25 Pack (Spiral Bound (25 pack))
- Reader's Notebook: 5 Pack (Spiral Bound (5 pack))
- Guided Reading: Essential Elements, The Skillful Teacher (Video)
- Classroom Management: Managing the Day• Planning for Effective Teaching (Video)
- Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy (Paperback)
- Interactive Writing: How Language & Literacy Come Together, K-2 (Paperback)
- Voices on Word Matters: Learning About Phonics and Spelling in the Literacy Classroom (Paperback)
- Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom (Paperback)
- Help America Read: A Handbook for Volunteers (Paperback)
- A Coordinator's Guide to Help America Read: A Handbook for Volunteers (Paperback)
- Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children (Paperback)
Institutes
- Systematic Intervention to Help Struggling Readers: Implementing Leveled Literacy Intervention for Levels A-N (LLI)
- Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, K-8
- Systematic Intervention to Help Struggling Readers: Implementing Leveled Literacy Intervention for Levels A-N (LLI)
Seminars
Workshops
- Using the Continuum of Literacy Learning as a Foundation for Instructional Decision Making in Reading
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Also Available From
Gay Su Pinnell
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- The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List, K-8+: 2009-2011 Edition, Print Version (Paperback)
- When Readers Struggle: Teaching That Works (Paperback)
- Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Blue System: Levels C-N (Grade 2) (Box Package)
- Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Green System: Levels A-J (Grade 1) (Box Package)
- Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Orange System: Levels A-C (Kindergarten) (Box Package)
- The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-8: Behaviors and Understandings to Notice, Teach, and Support (Paperback)
- Word Study Lessons: Teaching Resources CD-ROM: Grade 3 (CD)
- Phonics Lessons: Teaching Resources CD-ROM: Grade K (CD)
- Phonics Lessons: Teaching Resources CD-ROM: Grade 1 (CD)
- Phonics Lessons: Teaching Resources CD-ROM: Grade 2 (CD)
- Fountas & Pinnell Calculator/Stopwatch (Other)
- Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System 1: Grades K-2, Levels A-N (Package)
- Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System 2: Grades 3-8, Levels L-Z (Package)
- The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades 3-8: A Guide toTeaching (Paperback)
- The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K-2: A Guide to Teaching (Paperback)
- Phonics Lessons with CD-ROM, Grade K: Letters, Words, and How They Work (Paperback + 3-Ring Binder + CD-ROM)
- Word Study Lessons with CD-ROM, Grade 3: Phonics, Spelling, and Vocabulary (Paperback + 3-Ring Binder + CD-ROM)
- Phonics Lessons with CD-ROM, Grade 1: Letters, Words, and How They Work (Paperback + 3-Ring Binder + CD-ROM)
- Phonics Lessons with CD-ROM, Grade 2: Letters, Words, and How They Work (Paperback + 3-Ring Binder + CD-ROM)
- Phonics Lessons with CD-ROM and Poetry BUNDLE, Grade 2: Letters, Words, and How They Work (Teacher Bundle)
- Phonics Lessons with CD-ROM and Poetry BUNDLE, Grade 1: Letters, Words, and How They Work (Teacher Bundle)
- Phonics Lessons with CD-ROM and Poetry BUNDLE, Grade K: Letters, Words, and How They Work (Teacher Bundle)
- Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and Writing About Reading, K-8 (Paperback + DVD)
- Leveled Books, K-8: Matching Texts to Readers for Effective Teaching (Paperback)
- Classroom Management [DVD]: Managing the Day - Planning for Effective Teaching (DVD)
- Word Study [DVD]: Phonics & Spelling Minilessons: Buddy Study System (DVD)
- Guided Reading [DVD]: Essential Elements, The Skillful Teacher (DVD)
- Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Books Website (Online)
- Phonics Lessons BUNDLE, Grade K (Product Bundle)
- Phonics Lessons BUNDLE, Grade 1 (Product Bundle)
- Phonics Lessons BUNDLE, Grade 2 (Product Bundle)
- Word Study Lessons BUNDLE, Grade 3 (Product Bundle)
- Word Study Lessons Center Pack, Grade 3: Word Cards (Word Cards)
- Word Study Lessons Student Set, Grade 3: Word Cards (Word Cards)
- Word Study Lessons: Letters, Words, and How They Work: Grade 3 (paper + 3-ring binder)
- Teaching the World's Children: ESL for Ages 3-7 (Paperback)
- Phonics Lessons Center Pack, Grade 2: Word Cards (Word Cards)
- Phonics Lessons Student Set, Grade 2: Word Cards (Word Cards)
- Phonics Lessons Enlarged Picture Cards (Picture cards)
- Phonics Lessons Student Set, Grade 1: Word & Picture Cards (Word and Picture Cards)
- Phonics Lessons Center Pack, Grade K: Picture Cards and Letter/Word Cards (Picture and word cards)
- Phonics Lessons Student Set, Grade K: Picture Cards and Letter/Word Cards (Word and Picture Cards)
- Phonics Lessons Center Pack, Grade 1: Word & Picture Cards (Word and Picture Cards)
- Sing a Song of Poetry, Grade 2: A Teaching Resource for Phonics, Word Study, and Fluency (Paperback)
- Sing a Song of Poetry, K: A Teaching Resource for Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Fluency (Paperback)
- Sing a Song of Poetry, Grade 1: A Teaching resource for Phonemic Awareness, Phonics and Fluency (Paperback)
- Phonics Lessons: Letters, Words, and How They Work: Grade 2 (Paperback + 3-Ring Binder)
- Phonics Lessons: Letters, Words, and How They Work: Grade 1 (Paperback + 3-Ring Binder)
- Phonics Lessons: Letters, Words, and How They Work: Grade K (Paperback + 3-Ring Binder)
- Learning from Teaching in Literacy Education: New Perspectives on Professional Development (Paperback)
- Word Study: Phonics & Spelling Minilessons: Buddy Study System (Video)
- Reader's Notebook: 25 Pack (Spiral Bound (25 pack))
- Reader's Notebook: 5 Pack (Spiral Bound (5 pack))
- Guided Reading: Essential Elements, The Skillful Teacher (Video)
- Classroom Management: Managing the Day• Planning for Effective Teaching (Video)
- Systems for Change in Literacy Education: A Guide to Professional Development (Paperback)
- Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and Content Literacy (Paperback)
- Interactive Writing: How Language & Literacy Come Together, K-2 (Paperback)
- Voices on Word Matters: Learning About Phonics and Spelling in the Literacy Classroom (Paperback)
- Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the Reading/Writing Classroom (Paperback)
- Help America Read: A Handbook for Volunteers (Paperback)
- A Coordinator's Guide to Help America Read: A Handbook for Volunteers (Paperback)
- Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children (Paperback)
- Bridges to Literacy: Learning from Reading Recovery (Paperback)
Institutes
- Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, K-8
- Systematic Intervention to Help Struggling Readers: Implementing Leveled Literacy Intervention for Levels A-N (LLI)
- Systematic Intervention to Help Struggling Readers: Implementing Leveled Literacy Intervention for Levels A-N (LLI)
Seminars
Workshops
- Using the Continuum of Literacy Learning as a Foundation for Instructional Decision Making in Reading
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