Is readability the same as reading level?
I am looing at the book "Hop on Pop" by Dr. Suess
I see through a catalog that the Reading Level is 1.5. The Interest Level is Pre-School - 2nd grade, the Guided Reading level is J, and the Lexile Level is 110 (Which I don't understnd the exact rating of the Guided Reading level or Lexile)...
but my question again is... is readability the same as reading level?
And if not.. what IS considering the "readability" of a book?
2006-07-18 07:25:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
My understating of "readability" has more to do with whether or not a book will hold your interest. "Reading level" is more about a book being written in language and vocabulary so that a certain age group or grade level can readily read and comprehend the words and not bog down in sentence structure.
2006-07-18 07:37:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Readability might be one's desire to finish the book.
Consider Moby-Dick, and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. They're written at the same reading level. But the Harry Potter book, although longer, is much more readable than Moby-Dick.
2006-07-18 14:31:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Hop on Pop"
Reading Level 1.5...could be read by a first grade student in second half of school year
Interest Level...good text to read aloud or use in guided reading or be used as an independent reading assignment
Guided Reading Level J...to be used in small group reading instruction usually in late first grade...this reading level was establishd by Fountas and Pinnell and is described in their books
2006-07-19 19:24:51 · answer #3 · answered by Library Eyes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have little books that have reading ratings on the back for little kids to 6th graders try those
2006-07-18 14:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the two sites below. Hope it helps.
2006-07-19 18:51:16 · answer #5 · answered by Vivien W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋