Little Blue Readers are specially designed for beginning readers. They are available at two levels:
Working in conjunction with reading specialists, our editors have developed the below guidelines for each guided reading level. Note, these guidelines apply only to the main text, not the front or back matter.
A
- One sentence/line of text per page.
- Simple sight words.
- Predictable, repeating language patterns with one word changing from page to page.
- Immediate text-to-image match, enabling readers to check their own accuracy by looking at the image for support.
B
- Two sentences/lines of text per page. Sentences do not continue onto a second line.
- Simple sight words.
- Predictable, repeating language patterns with 1–2 words changing from page to page.
- Immediate text-to-image match, enabling readers to check their own accuracy by looking at the image for support.
C
- Two to three sentences per page. Sentences may continue onto a second line.
- Greater variety of high-frequency sight words.
- Predictable, repeating language patterns with 3–4 words changing from page to page.
- Immediate text-to-image match, enabling readers to check their own accuracy by looking at the image for support.
D
- Two to four sentences per page. Sentences may continue onto a second line.
- Greater variety of high-frequency sight words, including more multisyllable words.
- Fewer repetitive language patterns.
- Close text-to-image match.
E
- Two to four sentences per page. Sentences may continue onto multiple lines.
- Greater variety of sight words, including more multisyllable words.
- Fewer repetitive language patterns and more complicated sentence structures.
- Introduction of more complex concepts.
- Close text-to-image match.
F
- Two to four sentences per page. Many sentences continue onto multiple lines.
- Greater variety of sight words, including more multisyllable words.
- Little repetition and more complex sentence structures.
- More complex concepts and vocabulary.
- Close text-to-image match.
G
- Two to four sentences per pages. Many sentences continue onto multiple lines.
- Greater variety of sight words, including multisyllable and content-specific words.
- No repetition. More complex sentence structures include clauses and embedded phrases.
- More complex concepts and vocabulary.
- Close text-to-image match.
H
- Two to four sentences per page. Most sentences continue onto multiple lines.
- Many multisyllable and content-specific words.
- No repetition. More complex sentence structures include clauses and embedded phrases.
- Complex concepts with less support from images.
