Reading levels
Personalized storybooks that meet kids where they read
Readora uses a 9-band reading progression to shape vocabulary, sentence length, page density, picture support, and story structure.
The Readora reading progression
Story Starter
RAZ reference: aa-A. Typical page: 2-5 words.
First words, naming, noticing, and very clear picture support.
Word Explorer
RAZ reference: B-C. Typical page: 5-10 words.
Predictable question, guess, comparison, and search patterns.
Sentence Builder
RAZ reference: D-F. Typical page: 8-15 words.
Short sentences, small events, simple feelings, and first solutions.
Page Turner
RAZ reference: G-I. Typical page: 16-28 words.
A complete short episode with goal, obstacle, choice, and result.
Story Adventurer
RAZ reference: J-M. Typical page: 28-50 words.
Mysteries, rescues, contests, quests, folktales, and first nonfiction stories.
Chapter Chaser
RAZ reference: N-P. Typical page: 50-70 words.
Multi-section stories about life, history, science, culture, or responsibility.
Narrative Navigator
RAZ reference: Q-S. Typical page: 70-95 words.
Richer background, event chains, consequences, and reflective endings.
Plot Detective
RAZ reference: T-V. Typical page: 85-115 words.
Biographies, systems, mechanisms, historical episodes, and legacy stories.
Story Master
RAZ reference: W-Z. Typical page: 105-140 words.
Advanced chapter-style stories, classic themes, history, and abstract ideas.
Turn the level into a routine
Use the home reading-practice guide to choose manageable text, model a short section, support difficult words, and reread for fluency.