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holy cow!! that's a lot of really cool books. Thanks so much for sharing. I am going to print that out for when I am not sure about library books. I have about 20 left on my list so far so will add some of these.

This is a clue where I'm on the go to all the time. LOL

http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/viewWorkDetail.do?workId=699
is a link to levels for 'The Secret Garden' on of my favorites. They peg it at 6.8th grade reading level.

thanks!!! I'll look for a what he has read above grade level. that's easy for me just a click on my library web site. I should of thought of that.

hi onthegomom
this is just a suggestion as i am no expert and have not yet done a DYS app for my DD5. But soon after i learned she was HG i decided to videotape her doing things. One thing was a montessori math work from her school. She had to fill in a chart that was basically the multiplication tables including squaring numbers (its really called short bead stairs for anyone who knows mont.).. Anyway, on taping i realized that she was doing the entire work UPSIDE DOWN.. writing her numbers from the wrong side of the paper but they were coming out right-side up.. She was four at the time and i feel that she knew the videocamera was on and was trying to impress. I also asked her to "think out loud" and got some interesting HG comments.. You might want to just do some "day-in-the-life" filming and see if you capture anything that he wants to show off. This might be bad advice as i don't know if video is typically sent in..

Also, the book list is great. It shows intensity and drive.. I would leave the quantity but highlight the ones that are more difficult so they don't get lost in the shuffle.

irene

well it wasn't as easy as I thought - you save the day - Grinity! I used scholastic for reader levels. My library did'nt have much info on levels for these books. I though I might get more mileage out of this work too so I'm a post it queen today. Hope somone can enjoy these books.

Reading done in during 2nd Grade at home 2008-9

The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz
Accelerated Reader Quiz
Interest Level: 4 - 8
Grade Level Equivalent: 6.8


Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
Series: Wayside School
Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz
Interest Level: 3 - 5
Grade Level Equivalent:5.1


The Cricket in Times Square
by George Selden, Garth Williams and Robin Longshaw
Grade level Equivalent: 5.9
Lexile Level: 780L Guided Reading Level: S
DRA Level: 40
Interest Level:
Grades 4-6




Rabbit Hill
by Robert Lawson and Robert Lawson
Grade level Equivalent: 5.4
Lexile Level: 1050L


Interest Level:
Grades 3-5
The Report Card
by Andrew Clements
Grade level Equivalent: 5.1
Lexile Level: 700L Guided Reading Level: R
DRA Level: 40
Interest Level:
Grades 3-5



The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
Grade level Equivalent: 4.8
Lexile Level: 670L Guided Reading Level: NR
Interest Level:
Grades 3-5


Kavik the Wolf Dog
by Walt Morey
Grade level Equivalent: 5.9
Lexile Level: 740L Guided Reading Level: NR
Interest Level:
Grades 6-8


Funny Frank
by Dick King-Smith and John Eastwood
Grade level Equivalent: 5.3
Lexile Level: 850L Guided Reading Level: Q
DRA Level: 40
Interest Level:
Grades 3-5

Poppy
by Avi and Brian Floca
Grade level Equivalent: 5.8
Lexile Level: 670L Guided Reading Level: S
DRA Level: 40
Interest Level:
Grades 4-7


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August 2009


Old Yeller
by Fred Gipson
Grade level Equivalent: 5.4
Lexile Level: 910L Guided Reading Level: V
DRA Level: 44


Interest Level:
Grades 6-8



The Incredible Journey
by Sheila Burnford

Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz
Accelerated Reader Quiz
Interest Level: 6 - 8
Grade Level Equivalent: 8.1




The Borrowers
by Mary Norton, Joe Krush and Beth Krush
Grade level Equivalent: 5.9
Lexile Level: 780L Guided Reading Level: S
DRA Level: 40


Interest Level:
Grades 3-5



The Secret of the Indian
by Lynne Reid Banks
Grade level Equivalent: 6.1
Lexile Level: 870L Guided Reading Level: NR


Interest Level:
Grades 6-8
Shiloh
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Grade level Equivalent: 5.9
Lexile Level: 860L Guided Reading Level: W

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Interest Level:
Grades 6-8

Our family loved the Tale of Despereaux! Good luck OTGMom!