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I'm looking for a link. Once upon a time, on my old hard drive, I had a link to a chart of SRA color levels and how they corresponded to grade levels. I thought I got it from someplace on these boards but searching has gotten me nowhere. Does anyone recall what I am talking about? Thanks

Maybe call them?

Not sure if this one is going to help you, but I used to refer to this chart quite a bit so maybe it will help someone ...

http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/classroombooks/browse_level.asp

And here's a similar DRA chart ...

http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/sra/grfx/reading_lab_chart_07.jpg

Thanks ladies! I think that second one is pretty similar to what I was looking for, kmick, thanks!

I have been trying to find info on this. I did the SRA placement test with ds7 myself yesterday. His results:

Comprehension: B1 L1 (DS was very frustrated with this entire section of the test, and it seemed like an odd way to measure comprehension to me. No reading and then answering questions. It was lots of vocabulary testing (not even in context-just a matching list) and reading nonsense sentences to find the part of the sentence that provided the nonsensical definition.)

Decoding: B2 L2

He says at school he's on Level 2 Brown. I'm not sure what any of this means in terms of a reading grade-level or age equivalent.

Can anyone help with this? DS complains about the stories he reads being "baby stories" that are boring. He says the words are in large print and there are few words on a page like a baby book.

I'd like to determine what reading level he's on, but he's all over the map at home. Magic Treehouse books are too babyish and easy. Harry Potter is his obsession, but once we got to the 3rd book, he needed lots of help. I ended up reading it to him instead. He didn't seem to have any trouble with the first two Harry Potter books other than having to ask about some of the unique terminology. He wasn't always sure if it was just a made up wizarding word or if it was actual vocabulary he had yet to learn. He also really likes the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, but that's just because he loves bathroom humor, not because the reading is a challenge. He's reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing now (ages 9-12). He's also reading Origami Yoda, which I think is also for ages 9-12. That seems like quite a range.

I'm trying to determine a more specific reading level to advocate for reading acceleration at school. DS thinks he's doing 2nd grade reading level with SRA but he's not sure. I just know that what he's reading is not challenging him. Luckily he can bring his own books to school, but he only gets to read these for a short time. The teacher often comments on what an excellent reader he is, but if she knows that, why is he still doing 2nd grade SRA? I have a meeting with the teacher on Monday, so hopefully we'll be able to get to the bottom of it. I want to make sure I have information of my own to contribute regarding this subject.

Anyone have any ideas. Sorry for being so wordy; I really can't help myself!