Understanding Your Child's RAZ Level

by Mark Hefner

15 February, 2017

CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Reading A-Z, or RAZ, is part of the Learning A-Z platform designed to increase literacy in primary aged school children. The RAZ method has been in use for more than a decade around the world and has grown to 170,000 members. RAZ has won numerous awards for it's innovative design to include Parents' Choice Recommended Award, Global Learning Initiative Award, and a Teacher's choice award. With more than 2,500 leveled readers, RAZ is one of the most sought after reading programs on the market.

The Nakornpayap International School (NIS) Academic Access Program (AAP) also uses RAZ to increase the literacy of our students. The AAP's unique multi-aged classrooms benefit from RAZ because it allows each student to progress individually and at a pace that's comfortable to their abilities.

RAZ ability specific leveled readers can be correlated to the age and grade of the individual student. As the chart shows below, the proper level for a student's age and grade can be easily found by located the students age on the left vertical axis. Then move horizontally across the page to the right until you reach a set of blue vertical bars. A red line intersecting that particular set of blue bars indicates the grade level (right vertical axis) and reading level (bottom horizontal axis) for the student.

For example, a 6 year old student should be in the first grade at a RAZ  level between E and J. Reading at level B would indicate the student is reading at a kindergarten level.

For more information about RAZ go to their website at www.readinga-z.com or contact the AAP Coordinator, Mr. Mark Hefner, at mhefner@nis.ac.th.

RAZ Level, Age and Grade Coorelation Chart

(click above to download the chart)