Grade-Level Expectations for Instructional Reading Level Follow
The table below describes how your students' instructional levels are color coded on the teacher dashboard. A printable copy of this table can be downloaded at the bottom of this article.
- As a default, PreK students and students in grades 9-12 will not have their instructional levels color coded.
- Districts have the option of customizing this table with thresholds that align with their local needs, including for students in PreK and grades 9-12. For more information, please contact support@literably.com.
Key
The colors for instructional level correspond to these performance descriptors:
Exceeds Expectations (4) |
Meets Expectations (3) |
Approaches Expectations (2) |
Does Not Meet Expectations (1) |
Please note: when applying the below colors to a student's instructional level, Literably uses the date of the student's last assessment, not the current date, as the reference point for the below table.
Aug 1 - Oct 31 |
Nov 1 - Jan 31 | Feb 1 - April 30 | May 1 - July 31 | |
Grade K | C or above | D or above | F or above | |
A-B | C | D-E | ||
A | C | |||
A-B | ||||
Grade 1 | F or above | G or above | I or above | L or above |
D-E | F | H | J-K | |
C | E | F-G | H-I | |
A-B | A-D | A-E | A-G | |
Grade 2 | L or above | L or above | M or above | O or above |
J-K | K | L | M-N | |
H-I | J | J-K | L | |
A-G | A-I | A-I | A-K | |
Grade 3 | O or above | O or above | Q or above | R or above |
M-N | N | O-P | P-Q | |
L | M | N | O | |
A-K | A-L | A-M | A-N | |
Grade 4 | R or above | R or above | T or above | U or above |
P-Q | Q | R-S | S-T | |
O | P | Q | R | |
A-N | A-O | A-P | A-Q | |
Grade 5 | U or above | U or above | W or above | X or above |
S-T | T | U-V | V-W | |
R | S | T | U | |
A-Q | A-R | A-S | A-T | |
Grade 6 | X or above | X or above | Y or above | Z or above |
V-W | W | X | Y | |
U | V | W | X | |
A-T | A-U | A-V | A-W | |
Grade 7 | Z or above | Z or above | Z or above | Z or above |
Y | Y | Z | Z | |
X | X | Y | Y | |
A-W | A-W | A-X | A-X | |
Grade 8 | Z or above | Z or above | Z or above | Z or above |
Z | Z | Z | Z | |
Y | Y | Y | Y | |
A-X | A-X | A-X | A-X |
References:
https://www.heinemann.com/fountasandpinnell/handouts/instructionallevelexpectationsforreading.pdf
Note: A small number of districts uses a customized table that is slightly different than the above table.