In fifth grade, I once got grounded for reading after midnight. If you have a young reader in your life who just can't put their books down, we have some new 2024 titles to consider. NPR staffers ...

Read rich and challenging fifth grade-level texts closely ... organized presentation about a topic or a reading, or present an opinion. Support ideas with facts and descriptive details.

After Reading Darling1's thread about her kid I started to wonder what constitutes a 5th or 6th grade reading levels? I would love to find out what books are at what level.

RL5 means reading level 5, while 5.2 is a bit more specific, meaning a level equivalent to fifth grade, second month. Some publishers also use age guidelines, with 009-0011 meaning a book is ...