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Family Educational Support

Text Level Samples Understanding Reading Level

According to research, there are different behaviors that a student will exhibit at each A-Z text level. The following describes the behaviors that a child may demonstrate at each text level. There are also examples of what each text level may look like.

Text Level Samples Understanding Reading Level.pdf

F&P Text Level Gradient™

Reading is a highly complex process. Readers must build a system of strategic actions for processing texts A–Z+ that begins with early reading behaviors and becomes a network of strategic actions for reading increasingly difficult texts. The F&P Text Level Gradient™ should be seen as a continuum of progress for readers.

https://www.fountasandpinnell.com/textlevelgradient/

FP_TextGradient.pdf