Thematic Book Lists and Leveled Books
Teachers who are looking for thematic book lists, resources, or ways to level books for young readers will want to utilize the following resources.
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Print Resources for Leveling Books
The Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Book List, K-8 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
Leveled Books, K-8 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
Matching Books to Readers: Using Leveled Books in Guided Reading, K-3 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
Guiding in the Reading Process by David Booth
Guided Reading: Making it Work by Mary Browning Schulman
Creating Readers by Pam Schiller
Thematic Book Resources for Lesson Plan Development
Best Books for Children, Seventh Edition by John T. Gillespie
Best Books for children, Supplement to the Seventh Edition by John T. Gillespie
Children's Book Corner by Judy Bradbury
The Best in Children's Nonfiction by Myra Zarnowski
Informational Picture Books for Children by Patricia J. Cianciolo
Every Teacher's Thematic Booklist by William J. Devers, III
Websites to Help in Determining Reading Levels of Books
The Lexile Framework for Reading
The Booksource by Fountas and Pinnell
Book Leveling Conversion Charts