Raz-Kids Leveling Chart
Grade Raz-Kids Fountas &
Pinnell
Reading
Recovery
DRA
K Level aa A 1 A-1
K Level A A 1 A-1
K Level B B 2 2
K Level C C 3-4 3-4
1 Level D D 5-6 6
1 Level E E 7-8 8
1 Level F F 9-10 10
1 Level G G 11-12 12
1 Level H H 13-14 14
1 Level I I 15-16 16
1 Level J J 17 18
2 Level K J 17 18
2 Level L K 18 20
2 Level M L 19 24
2 Level N M 20 28
2 Level O M 20 28
2 Level P M 28 28
3 Level Q N 30 30
3 Level R N 30 30
3 Level S O 34 34
3 Level T P 38 38
4 Level U Q 40 40
4 Level V Q 40 40
4 Level W R 40 40
5 Level X S 40 40
5 Level Y T 40 40
5 Level Z U-W N/A 50

Criteria for Leveling Raz-Kids Books:
  • Word count
  • Number of different words
  • Ratio of different words to total words
  • Number of high-frequency words
  • Ratio of high-frequency words to total words
  • Number of low-frequency words to total words
  • Ratio of low-frequency words to total words
  • Sentence strength
  • Sentence complexity
  • Predictability
  • Language pattern and repetition
  • Print size, spacing, and number of words per page
  • Illustration support
  • Concept load
  • Topic familiarity