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by J.K. Rowling
Lexile
880L
AR Level
5.5
Grade Level
4-7
Age Range
8-12 years
Lexile Measure
880L
Text complexity and reader ability measure
AR (Accelerated Reader) Level
5.5
Grade level equivalent for independent reading
Guided Reading Level
V
Level A-Z used in classroom instruction
DRA Level
50
Developmental Reading Assessment score
Recommended Age
8-12 years
Grade Level
4-7
Interest Level
Middle Grades (4-8)
Word Count
77,000 words
Harry Potter discovers he's a wizard and begins his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Publisher: Scholastic (1997)
Pages: 309
ISBN: 9780590353403
A scientific approach to measuring reading ability and text complexity. Scores range from below 200L for beginning readers to above 1600L for advanced readers.
Indicates grade level difficulty. A book with AR level 4.5 is appropriate for a student in the fifth month of fourth grade.
A leveling system using letters A-Z to indicate text difficulty, commonly used in elementary schools.