Theyre a set of eight bands, set by the government, used to measure a childs progress against other pupils of the same age, across the country. Blue a nc level 4b year 6 meeting ks2 floor standard 85% children expected to reach this level year 5 blue b nc level 4a. Guidance for guided reading book bands also linked to lexiles. Book bands nc reading levels band colour nc level 1 pink w 2 red w 3 yellow 1 c 4 blue 1 cb 5 green 1 b 6 orange 1 ba 7 turquoise 1 a 8 purple 2c 9 gold 2b 10 white 2a 11 lime 3 band 1 pink working towards level 1 learning opportunities locate title open front cover. Conversion chart for reading book bands to levels wonreka1. National curriculum reading 2017 book banding fs ks1 and ks2. Sample pages from pink book band recommended reading age 4 5. National curriculum levels explained for parents, including sublevels and what. Find out how schools use them to teach children to read around the world, and discover how you can help your child learn to read at home. These fiction and nonfiction books give children access to motivating and humorous decodable texts to engage them in reading and help their fluency develop. Children reading at brown level will be reading between national curriculum level. Files included 1 brightoncollege bookbands comparisonchart. Matching book bands to year groups indicative book band old curriculum and assessment national curriculum levels indicative english national.
An easy to use book banding tracking system for the whole primary school from foundation stage through ks1 and ks2. For example, the simplest books are band 1, which is pink, and the top level is band 11, which is lime. Each colour will allow you to pick books that correlate to the right ks1 reading level. Find out what reading levels and book bands mean with our reading levels chart. The levels applied to children in ks1, ks2 and ks3. As a result of the move away from nc levels, the book bands originally outlined by the uk reading recovery national network and its authors for ks1 only, have extended to meet demands by a great many schools for further levels including up to the end of ks2. There are ks2 book bandings which go right to nc level 6c brown, grey, navy blue, dark red and dark red plus. A table linking pm benchmark levels, old nc levels, nc levels and reading age. Download the bug club structure chart pearson schools and fe.
Free 9 paineltd year 1 autumn block 4 weeks 1011 place value within 20 white rose maths hub. Want to know about oxford reading tree and oxford levels. Many schools band books by colour to help children choose the right books for their reading ability. As a result of the move away from nc levels, the book bands originally outlined by the uk reading recovery national network and its authors for ks1 only. Please help confused about book bands beyond lime mumsnet. Oxford reading tree, heinemann storyworlds, heinemann literacy world, collins big cat. Use this book bands reference sheet to support your childs reading. National curriculum levels explained for parents what are national. To help you decide where to draw the lines find books that you think are spot on for each level and use these as a reference point. Thus providing opportunity for assessment and progression right through the primary years. Some schools and reading schemes also use higher bands from 12 brown to 15 magenta. This series of books by bestselling author julia donaldson offers a rich range of beautifully written decodable stories. Basing your ks2 book band levels on the expected reading levels for each year group gives you a really good starting point but these ks2 bands will be broader than the more finely levelled book bands in ks1. Theyre a set of eight bands, set by the government, used to measure a.