Well...it may be different. In my school, the AR books are
arranged by grade level by "powers"...a "Five to the first
power" (also called a "Five One") is for the first half of
fifth grade. A "Five to the second power" (called a "Five
Two") is meant for a child in the second half of fifth grade
So in other words, the AR level is a RANGE...not an exact
reading level like a GaitesMacGinitie test. Kids who are
below-level readers can choose a book that is an entire grade
level below their actual grade.
This may be different in your school, though. I also know
that two years ago, the levels of some books went down,
according to Renaissance Learning. We had over 30 titles that
were supposed to be 6th grade level that ended-up being 4th
and 5th grade level. We had to change all of the codes in the
books and re-shelf them in a different location.
I hope this helps.
On 9/11/09, Tracy wrote:
> OK, my 6th grade daughter's teacher wants her reading AR
> books at a 7th grade level or above, however, we (the
> teacher too) are confused on what exactly is the AR level.
> For many books there is a reading level, for example 7.4,
> but then the AR level is listed at a 5.6. So would that
> book be too easy for her or is it ok? We really don't
> understand what the AR level stands for. Our librarian says
> it has to do with the point system of AR but we couldn't
> really understand her explaination, so we are turning to
> you guys for help. Can someone explain this in simple
> terms? I hope this make sense...Thanks so much.

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