Reading A-Z: A Quick and Easy Way to Ensure that all Students are Reading at their Own Level

How I Use It

I used this product in an ELA class I teach that contains readers of varying levels. I was looking for a way for the whole class to read a story, but everyone is reading at such different grade levels, I found it difficult to find texts. Reading A-Z was a great solution because it has a variety of texts and some of them are written at a range of levels. This way, we can all be reading the same story and it is written at a level appropriate for each individual student. I did try to split my students into groups and have them read and complete the activities, but I found that the students needed more support than I could give them by jumping from one group to the next throughout the class period. That is why I started using the books that were available in a range of reading levels, so we could all be working on the same thing. This way I can introduce themes and overarching ideas as a class and they can do some work in small groups. I have found that the texts available in multiple levels are limited. I am trying to choose high interest stories for my students, so it is difficult when there are limited topics available. I find myself just picking the texts that can support the reading levels of the students instead of focusing on topic interest.