Reading Levels are utilized every 9 weeks in your child’s first grade year to provide a benchmark in determining whether he or she is reading “on level or below level.” At Pine Tree Elementary, the following benchmarks establish reading progress:
First 9 weeks—Level 6
Second 9 weeks—Level 10
Third 9 weeks—Level 14
Fourth 9 weeks—Level 18
To parents, these levels can be very vague and confusing. To help clarify these levels, excerpts from several Rigby books are cited below.
First Nine Weeks – Level 6
Excerpt from Baby Hippo (Beverly Randell), pages 4-9
Baby Hippo is in the river, too.
He is asleep
On Mother Hippo’s back
He is safe.
The lions are asleep
in the sun.
They like the sun.
The sun is going down.
Mother Hippo is asleep, and
Baby Hippo is going for a walk
Second Nine Weeks – Level 10
Excerpt from Tabby in the Tree (Beverly Randell), pages 10-12
Kate got a ladder.
She climbed up to get Tabby.
“Come down, Tabby,” she said.
“I’m here. Kitty, Kitty, Kitty.”
But Tabby stayed up
at the top of the tree.
“Meow,” she said.
Kate went inside.
“Let me see,” she said.
“Tabby likes fish.
Will she smell it?
Will she come down
to get some fish?
Third Nine Weeks – Level 14
Excerpt from The Flood (Jenny Giles), pages 6-10
“The water is going to come
into the house!” said Mom.
“Come on, all of you.
Help me get everything
out of the downstairs playroom.”
Sam and Rachel ran
to save their toys.
Then the muddy brown water came in.
It ran everywhere.
Everyone was safe upstairs, but…
“We can’t get out!” said Rachel.
“No one can have a drink of water, “
said Dad. “It isn’t clean.”
“And the phone is dead,” said Mom.
Fourth Nine Weeks – Level 18
Excerpt from Puppy at the Door (Dawn McMillan), page14.
The next day, Mrs. Hope called the girls, Amy picked up the phone.
“Hello,” said Mrs. Hope.
“I’m taking Pal to Puppy School
on Saturday.
Would you and your parents
like to come and help me?”
“Yes, please!” said Amy.
It was fun watching the puppies.
Sometimes Pal jumped up at Mrs. Hope
when he should have been walking.
Sometimes he rolled over!
But it was only his first lesson.
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