What are some indicators of a Level N text?

• Chapter books are usually 100 or more pages with short chapters and memorable characters

• Nonfiction titles are generally shorter and may present social issues

• Topics of informational books and settings for narratives go well beyond readers' personal experiences

• Complex picture books illustrate themes and build experience in character interpretation

• More demand on the reader to use a variety of strategies to understand plot, theme and new vocabulary

• Writers use devices such as irony and whimsy to create interest and communicate the nature of characters

How do I know if my child is a Level N reader?

• Process short fiction stories, chapter books, short informational texts, series books and mysteries

• Read fiction texts that have many characters that change in the story

• Read nonfiction texts on many related topics

• Automatically use strategies (find smaller words inside the bigger word, use word parts like prefixes/suffixes)

• Read and understand descriptive words

• Slow down to understand or search for information

• Understand difficult sentences

• Read silently at a good rate

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"Level N" Books