This page will teach you how to find a book’s level. You can also find a website’s level!
Check out how long it will take to read a certain book: Reading Length.
1. Booksource ~ enter title. Scholastic Book Wizard is also helpful. Book Finder and Accelerated Book Finder can suggest the right leveled books. The Leveled Book Database can also help you. Enter the guided reading level you want, and a list of books will appear.
2. Try these book leveling apps: Level It Books.
3. If the book isn’t there, enter a 100-word sample into Readable. Go by the Flesch-Kincaid grade level. This site used to be free, but there may be a fee. Readability Formulas does it for free.
4. If you are trying to get the readability of a website, enter the URL here. This is extremely useful if you are assigning online articles.
5. Old Fashioned Fry Graph ~ If you have trouble finding an approximate grade level, try this old-fashioned method.
6. Use this Lexile.com site to get Lexile levels. Click the orange “Lexile Tools.” Scroll down to “Find a Book.” When you enter a book title, vocabulary words to teach/learn are often suggested. Read What Lexile Measures Mean. You can also analyze your text for Lexile level by copying and pasting it into the analyzer box.
Please see my Free Online Books for Kids page. Many texts are leveled there! On the left, you can also access my Books By Guided Reading Level menu.
Typical Reader Measures by Grade
| Grade | Reader Measures, Mid-Year 25th percentile to 75th percentile (IQR) |
| 1 | Up to 280L |
| 2 | 230L to 580L |
| 3 | 360L to 720L |
| 4 | 480L to 830L |
| 5 | 620L to 950L |
| 6 | 690L to 1020L |
| 7 | 780L to 1090L |
| 8 | 820L to 1140L |
| 9 | 880L to 1170L |
| 10 | 920L to 1200L |
| 11 | 940L to 1210L |
| 12 | 950L to 1220L |
Edited on 03/17/2024
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