One thing that might help would be, if some of the books are listed on the Lexile website <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hub.lexile.com/find-a-book/__;!!KGKeukY!zV3RADCZVVHe1jlEVzLLLxvOhO0PxsBTJsTUiohtmqWyplnnBQ12Esd-Hro9X7i7u7wh68z5i87BUuW6W4f71wOzN62loQ$ >, she could then use a conversion chart <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.booksource.com/reading-level-chart__;!!KGKeukY!zV3RADCZVVHe1jlEVzLLLxvOhO0PxsBTJsTUiohtmqWyplnnBQ12Esd-Hro9X7i7u7wh68z5i87BUuW6W4f71wOkN0F36w$ > to "translate" that in guided reading levels. Lexile has a pretty robust list that is easy to search compared to other leveling systems.
I don't know how accurate/useful it will be, because the two systems may use very different criteria for how they come to conclusions on levels. As a public librarian I'm not a big fan of heavy reliance on any of the leveling systems I've been asked about partly because of this difficulty (among many others...). But if it's considered important at her school, then this trick is one of the few that helps. On Sun, Jun 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM Janice Lieberman via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Congratulations to your daughter! How lucky she is that you and others are > helping her develop her classroom library. :) Unfortunately I can't help > with another source for guided reading levels. But depending on the > students' backgrounds, it > Congratulations to your daughter! How lucky she is that you and others are > helping her develop her classroom library. :) > > Unfortunately I can't help with another source for guided reading levels. > But depending on the students' backgrounds, it might be better for her to > read aloud Jewish books anyway so she can explain the content for kids who > aren't familiar with Jewish traditions and holidays. Since reading level > matters much more for independent reading than read-alouds, it might not be > necessary to find levels for those books. > > Best wishes to her! > Janice > > > On Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 03:18:30 PM EDT, rhaus_com--- via Hasafran < > hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > > > Shalom Hasafranim, My daughter just got her teaching degree in lower > elementary education and as part of preparing for her future classroom, > she's trying to organize dozens of picture books I and others have given > her. Scholastic has a site > Shalom Hasafranim, > > My daughter just got her teaching degree in lower elementary education and > as part of preparing for her future classroom, she's trying to organize > dozens of picture books I and others have given her. > > *Scholastic* > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookwizard.scholastic.com/__;!!KGKeukY!yH-X6GLpmS7mYXTet2MrYJSaO4B2NF5ekL6pADEZw7bCbN2rHHQ_ex-Nl4sXqtrPM-_kvlz3BMN6ym9usTRCGw$> > has a site that lists the *guided reading level > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.booksource.com/reading-level-chart__;!!KGKeukY!yH-X6GLpmS7mYXTet2MrYJSaO4B2NF5ekL6pADEZw7bCbN2rHHQ_ex-Nl4sXqtrPM-_kvlz3BMN6ym_L82q8Xw$>*, > but not, it appears, for most Jewish books (it lists a few generic books > for Hanukkah, maybe Passover, but not much else). > > Does anyone know of a comprehensive resource that lists the guided reading > level, especially for Jewish books? > > Thanks, > Rachel > > > Rachel Haus > Library Director > Congregation of Moses Fisher Library > Kalamazoo MI > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!zV3RADCZVVHe1jlEVzLLLxvOhO0PxsBTJsTUiohtmqWyplnnBQ12Esd-Hro9X7i7u7wh68z5i87BUuW6W4f71wOahHPpjg$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!zgEWxC0p0-dMiXaicyfdjxglhGJxWpuPhiMYKXtqF9yNB2VsxKvLQUTBX_fL4OPabmseSR_IYvhVHgxr2MSswGWMhGIz6w$> > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!zV3RADCZVVHe1jlEVzLLLxvOhO0PxsBTJsTUiohtmqWyplnnBQ12Esd-Hro9X7i7u7wh68z5i87BUuW6W4f71wOahHPpjg$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!zgEWxC0p0-dMiXaicyfdjxglhGJxWpuPhiMYKXtqF9yNB2VsxKvLQUTBX_fL4OPabmseSR_IYvhVHgxr2MSswGWMhGIz6w$> > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!zV3RADCZVVHe1jlEVzLLLxvOhO0PxsBTJsTUiohtmqWyplnnBQ12Esd-Hro9X7i7u7wh68z5i87BUuW6W4f71wMiPh91yg$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!zgEWxC0p0-dMiXaicyfdjxglhGJxWpuPhiMYKXtqF9yNB2VsxKvLQUTBX_fL4OPabmseSR_IYvhVHgxr2MSswGU6_AX47Q$> > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!zV3RADCZVVHe1jlEVzLLLxvOhO0PxsBTJsTUiohtmqWyplnnBQ12Esd-Hro9X7i7u7wh68z5i87BUuW6W4f71wOahHPpjg$ > > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!zV3RADCZVVHe1jlEVzLLLxvOhO0PxsBTJsTUiohtmqWyplnnBQ12Esd-Hro9X7i7u7wh68z5i87BUuW6W4f71wOahHPpjg$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!zV3RADCZVVHe1jlEVzLLLxvOhO0PxsBTJsTUiohtmqWyplnnBQ12Esd-Hro9X7i7u7wh68z5i87BUuW6W4f71wMiPh91yg$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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