I looked in DS's "book box" and there were books in there ranging from L through around N, maybe an O or two. But last year at this time in K that's exactly what his book box looked like as well (except he was reading mostly O's). In addition, I think in K, DS was on Level O Fountas and Pinnel, and now it is Level L "A-Z" and those level L's are different, with A-Z actually being lower. The teacher assigned an internet reading program "Raz-Kids" for the kids to do at home. She put DS on Level L a couple months ago. He whipped through it and is now at a Level Q (because there are about 16 books at each level and as long as kids pass the quizzes it moves them on). I asked him if the books he's reading in Level Q are "too hard" "too easy" or "just right" and he said "Too easy, can we just go up to an R?" I was like "Ummmm, maybe you should talk to your teacher about that." She probably thinks I'm coaching him to say things like that. I said in an email that he's in Level Q in Raz-Kids and does just fine with that. Now she'll probably go back and change it to Level L (or Level O if she's generous) and add 80 more Level L-O books. Because god forbid he read above his comprehension or maturity level in terms of content.
