Leveled Books for Readers (Grades 3-6): Companion to Guiding Readers & WritersAuthors: Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell
Format: Paperback
Published: Heinemann, 2002

The companion to Guiding Readers and Writers features more than 6,000 leveled titles for grades 3-6, including both fiction and nonfiction. Books are organized by title, by level of difficulty, and by genre to assist teachers in providing a range of quality texts in guided reading and in making recommendations for independent reading. Teachers will learn about selecting and using books for different purposes in the literacy program. Pinnell and Fountas also offer a detailed explanation of the leveling process, advice on analyzing text characteristics as a foundation for teaching, and using benchmark books to assess instructional levels for guided reading.