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Mackinvia Library Resources for students
Username: johnbaldwin
Password: johnbaldwin
AV2 Digital Nonfiction
California State Library Free Resources:
ProQuest:Culture Grams
ProQuest: SIRS Discoverer
UserName:SRVUSD
Password: #4Libraries
TeachingBooks.Net
Encyclopedia Britannica School
Library
John Baldwin Library Mission Statement
We want our students to have a strong love of reading and feel empowered in accessing knowledge and information in a safe, calm and welcoming place.
Students have access to a variety of fiction and nonfiction books at a range of reading levels. In addition, there are digital resources on the Destiny Discover site.
Student Expectations
Students are expected to be responsible for checked items and to maintain a quiet and respectful demeanor in the library.
Library Visits & Check Outs/Returns/Holds
TK-5th Grade visit the library weekly for an age appropriate read aloud and related activities.
- TK-1st Grade check out one book a week.
- 2nd -5th Grade check out two books per week.
Books need to be returned weekly in order to check out new ones the following week. Books may be renewed by bringing them to the library.
Students can put books on hold that are currently not in the library by filling out a holdslip or putting a hold in the Destiny Discover system.
Reading Levels Conversion Chart
Guided Reading/Lexile Conversion Table
|
Grade Level AR |
Fountas Pinnell Guided Reading |
Lexile |
Reading Recovery |
DRA |
NYRP Color Codes |
Basal |
Stage |
|
K |
A |
- |
A,B,1 |
A,1 |
Yellow |
Readiness |
Emergent |
|
- |
B |
- |
2 |
2 |
Yellow |
Readiness |
- |
|
1 |
C |
- |
3,4 |
3 |
Orange |
Preprimer 1 |
- |
|
- |
D |
100 |
5,6 |
4 |
Orange |
Preprimer 2 |
- |
|
- |
E |
- |
7,8 |
6-8 |
Green |
Preprimer 3 |
|
|
- |
F |
200 |
9,10 |
10 |
Red |
Primer |
Early |
|
- |
G |
- |
11,12 |
12 |
Red |
- |
- |
|
- |
H |
300 |
13,14 |
14 |
Black |
Grade 1 |
- |
|
- |
I |
- |
15,16 |
16 |
Black |
Grade 1 late |
- |
|
2 |
J |
400 |
17,18 |
18 |
White |
Grade 2 |
- |
|
- |
K |
- |
19,20 |
20 |
White |
- |
Early fluent |
|
- |
L |
500 |
- |
24 |
Blue |
- |
- |
|
- |
M |
- |
- |
28 |
Yel/Yel |
- |
- |
|
3 |
N |
600 |
- |
30 |
Org/Org |
Grade 3 |
- |
|
- |
O |
- |
22 |
34 |
Org/Org |
- |
- |
|
- |
P |
- |
- |
38 |
Grn/Grn |
- |
- |
|
4 |
Q |
700 |
24 |
- |
Grn/Grn |
Grade 4 |
- |
|
- |
R |
- |
- |
40 |
Red/Red |
- |
Fluent |
|
- |
S |
- |
26 |
- |
Red/Red |
- |
- |
|
- |
T |
800 |
- |
44 |
Blk/Blk |
- |
- |
|
5 |
U |
- |
28 |
44 |
Blk/Blk |
Grade 5 |
- |
|
- |
V |
- |
- |
- |
Blk/Blk |
- |
- |
|
- |
W |
900 |
- |
- |
Purple |
- |
- |
|
6 |
X |
- |
30 |
- |
Purple |
Grade 6 |
- |
|
- |
Y |
- |
- |
- |
Purple |
- |
- |
|
7+ |
Z |
1000 |
32,34 |
- |
Neon Grn |
- |
- |
|
|
|
1100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1200 |
|
|
|
|
|
Special thanks to Rigby Education, Scholastic Lexiles and Weaver, B.M. (2000). Leveling books K-6: Matching readers to text. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
