Beginning Reader Stories

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Beginning Reader Stories are simple to use. The stories start at Level 1 with just the word I and the number 1. New vocabulary words are added with each new level. A picture of the word is provided if that particular word in the story is not in that level's vocabulary list. The story levels go along well with the lessons found in the excellent first grade reading program called Read Well by Voyager Sopris Learning.

The stories can be read online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone. You can also download any of the stories or story collections. Print as many copies of each story or story collection as you need, or print out one one master copy and make the number of copies that you need on a copy machine. If you have a slower Internet connection start out with the stories that have the smaller file sizes.

Beginning Reader Stories Levels 1 to 5

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Level - 1

Level - 1 Stories(14 Stories, PDF file 1.5 MB)

I See 1 Bear(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 59 KB)

I See 1 Boy(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 101 KB)

I See 1 Cat(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 60 KB)

I See 1 Dinosaur(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 69 KB)

I See 1 Dog(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 127 KB)

I See 1 Dozer(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 42 KB)

I See 1 Fire Truck(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 56 KB)

I See 1 Football(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 48 KB)

I See 1 Girl(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 105 KB)

I See 1 Jet(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 124 KB)

I See 1 Mouse(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 63 KB)

I See 1 Pig(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 60 KB)

I See 1 Rat(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 117 KB)

I See 1 Truck(Level 1 . . . PDF File - 44 KB)

Level - 2

Level - 2 Stories(13 Stories, PDF file 862 KB)

1 Airplane I See(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 41 KB)

1 Computer I See(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 38 KB)

1 Pencil I See(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 33 KB)

I See 1 Baseball(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 53 KB)

I See 1 Bear(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 101 KB)

I See 1 Dog(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 116 KB)

I See 1 Flag(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 33 KB)

I See 1 Pig(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 82 KB)

I See 1 Rat(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 106 KB)

I See 1 Spider(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 75 KB)

I See 1 Tractor(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 96 KB)

I See 2 Horses(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 111 KB)

I See 2 Pandas(Level 2 . . . PDF File - 67 KB)

Level - 3

Level - 3 Stories(10 Stories, PDF file 503 KB)

I'm 1 Cat(Level 3 . . . PDF File - 35 KB)

I'm 1 Bat(Level 3 . . . PDF File - 62 KB)

I'm 1 Dinosaur(Level 3 . . . PDF File - 86 KB)

I'm 1 Flower(Level 3 . . . PDF File - 42 KB)

I'm 1 Frog(Level 3 . . . PDF File - 32 KB)

I'm 1 Lion(Level 3 . . . PDF File - 57 KB)

I'm 1 Snake(Level 3 . . . PDF File - 69 KB)

I See 1 Fish(Level 3 . . . PDF File - 78 KB)

See Me, I'm 1 Dog(Level 3 . . . PDF File - 58 KB)

See Me, I'm 1 Star(Level 3 . . . PDF File - 39KB)

Level - 4

Level - 4 Stories(10 Stories, PDF file 749 KB)

I am 1 Dinosaur(Level 4 . . . PDF File - 71 KB)

I am 1 Hat(Level 4 . . . PDF File - 88 KB)

I am 1 Rat(Level 4 . . . PDF File - 81 KB)

I'm Sam(Level 4 . . . PDF File - 46 KB)

I See 1(Level 4 . . . PDF File - 80 KB)

I See 2(Level 4 . . . PDF File - 98 KB)

Sam I Am(Level 4 . . . PDF File - 95 KB)

See Me(Level 4 . . . PDF File - 110 KB)

See Me, I'm Sam(Level 4 . . . PDF File - 74 KB)

See Me, See Me(Level 4 . . . PDF File - 149 KB)

Level - 4 With Numbers

Level - 4 With Numbers Stories(13 Stories, PDF file 600 KB)

See 3(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 59 KB)

See 3 Cats(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 79 KB)

See 4 Horses(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 44 KB)

See 4(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 44 KB)

See 5(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 46 KB)

See 6(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 36 KB)

See 6 Trucks(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 36 KB)

See 7(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 40 KB)

See 8(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 50 KB)

See 8 Snakes(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 41 KB)

See 9(Level 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 45 KB)

See 10(Level 1st 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 45 KB)

See 10 Squares(Level 1st 4 With Numbers . . . PDF File - 26 KB)

Level - 5

Level - 5 Stories(14 Stories, PDF file 1.2 MB)

I am 1 Mad Frog(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 40 KB)

I am 1 Mad Goose(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 67 KB)

I am 1 Mad Snake(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 37 KB)

I am 1 Pirate(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 42 KB)

I am Sam(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 26 KB)

I Am Sam. I Add(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 72 KB)

I am Sam, I am Sad(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 67 KB)

I am Sam, I'm 1 Dad (Level 5 . . . PDF File - 59 KB)

I'm Sam, I am Sad(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 31 KB)

I See(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 75 KB)

Mad Sam(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 23 KB)

Sam(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 84 KB)

Sam Said(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 114 KB)

Sam Said, 'I am Sam.'(Level 5 . . . PDF File - 246 KB)

Word Work Guided Reading 101 3rd Edition

Try Sample Lessons from the Scholastic Guided Reading Program.

Dear Educators,

Reading has brought me so much joy throughout the years. Each week, you can find me reading one, two, or even more books. This love of reading is a gift I want to share with as many children as possible. To love reading, however, one must be able to read successfully and be exposed to a wide range of books on interesting and enjoyable topics. In light of the fact that so many of our children are struggling with reading, we can all agree that we must do everything we can to support them in this process.

That's why I am so excited about the Scholastic Guided Reading Programs. We know students need practice reading both fiction and nonfiction texts (particularly as they prepare for the year-end high-stakes assessments). Plus, more excellent books means more reasons for your kids to read.

With the growing emphasis on practicing the essential skills of reading, Scholastic's Guided Reading Blue Edition addresses the five key areas of the Reading First legislation & phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Targeted, purposeful lessons in these areas are included for your use.

I want to sincerely thank you for all you're doing to develop readers in your classrooms. I believe in these books and I believe in this program.

I am looking forward to learning of your success!

Your Colleague,
Dr. Gay Su Pinnell

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Getting Started With Guided Reading in Your Classroom
What Is Guided Reading? from the Scholastic Guided Reading Program: Blue Edition (PDF file)
Scholastic Research & Results for the Scholastic Guided Reading Program (PDF file)

Word Work Guided Reading

Putting It to Work
Guided Reading in the Primary Classroom, Mary Kreul
Matching Books to Readers, G.S. Pinnell

The Guided Reading system for book leveling assigns each book a letter (A-Z) based on the degree of challenge it represents. Guided Reading Levels go beyond readability formulae to take in many factors that affect the challenge of a book - its length, layout, illustrations, structure and organization, content, theme, and other characteristics. The chart below indicates approximate grades at which children will be able to tackle books in each level. Click on the sample lessons for the selected levels. All books and lessons are taken from Scholastic's Guided Reading Blue. The books listed below are also available in Scholastic's online Teacher Store.

More Resources

Fountas, Irene, and G.S. Pinnell. Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational, 1991.

Fountas, Irene, and G.S. Pinnell. Matching Books to Readers: A Book List for Guided Reading, K-3. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational, 1999.

Michael Opitz. Flexible Grouping in Reading. Scholastic Professional Books, 1998.