LION/LEON
The Learning Inventory of Need (LION) in English and Spanish (LEON), is a comprehensive, adaptive reading assessment for students grades KG – 12 (KG – 6 for Spanish). Student results include an independent and instructional reading level for fiction and nonfiction, as well as foundational focus skills to assist teachers in remediation, enrichment, and guided reading lessons. The complete suite of results provides teacher lesson plans, small group activities, student-based online games, and leveled running records for one-on-one sessions. A complete and comprehensive literacy RTI/MTSS tool.
Emergent Readers
LION Literacy Levels 000, 025, 050, and 075
LLL000 Decodable Books
LION Literacy Levels 000: Readers at this level are still learning how letters and sounds work together to make up words. Emerging readers will point to text and follow it from left to right as they sound out the words. They will know many high-frequency words and use words and letters they do know to support what they are "reading."
Decodable Target | Title | Lexile | ATOS | A-Z | F&P | DRA |
Short A | Mac and the Cat | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Short E | Ken the Vet | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Short I | Sid the Kid | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Short O | Dog and Fox | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Short U | Nuz Has Fun | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Short A | Can You Fan? | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Short E | Ten! | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Short I | Did You Flip? | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Short O | Do You Hop? | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Short U | The Bug is Fun | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Initial Consonant N | Nuts for Nan | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Initial Consonant P | Pug the Pig | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Initial Consonant M | Meg Makes a Mess | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Initial Consonant S | Sam and Sal | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Initial Consonant T | Tom in the Tub | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Initial Consonant D | Dora, Dee, Dex, and Dad | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
Initial Consonant H | Hal Hops | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | aa | A | A |
LLL025 Decodable Books
LION Literacy Levels 025: Readers at this level are more familiar with how letters and sounds work together to make up words. Emerging readers will point to text and follow it from left to right and to the next line (return sweep) as they sound out the words. They will know many high-frequency words and use words and letters they do know to support what they are "reading."
Decodable Target | Title | Lexile | ATOS | A-Z | F&P | DRA |
Initial Consonant F | Farm, Fair, and Fred | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | A | A | 1 |
Initial Consonant G | Gus and Gil | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | A | A | 1 |
Initial Consonant B | Bee Buzzes By | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | A | A | 1 |
Initial Consonant C | Cake for Cal | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | A | A | 1 |
Initial Consonant R | Rita and Rafa | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | A | A | 1 |
Word Family: -an/-ad | Tad and Dan | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | A | A | 1 |
Word Family: -at/-ap | Fat Cat on My Lap | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Word Family: -et/-en | Ben and Ret | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | A | A | 1 |
Word Family: -it/-in | Kit and Zin | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | A | A | 1 |
Word Family: -ot/-op | Hop a Lot | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | A | A | 1 |
Word Family: -ug/-un | Fun to Run | BR345L-BR40L | 0.0-0.4 | A | A | 1 |
LLL050 Decodable Books
LION Literacy Levels 050: Readers at this level are clear about how letters and sounds work together to make up words. They might point to text and follow it from left to right and to the next line (return sweep) as they read the words, but mostly their eyes are tracking the words on the page. They will know many high-frequency words and words they do know to support reading. These readers begin to read with expression and understand the meaning of punctuation.
Decodable Target | Title | Lexile | ATOS | A-Z | F&P | DRA |
Initial Consonant L | Lee, Lola, and Lex | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Initial Consonant J | Jan and Jud | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Initial Consonant W | What a Wild Wig | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Initial Consonant K | Kim the Kind Kid | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Initial Consonant V | Val, Vic, and the Van | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
X Words | Rex and Max | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Initial Consonant Y | Do Yaks Like Yams? | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Initial Consonant Q | Quinn the Queen's Dog | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Initial Consonant Z | Zig Zag Zac | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Word Family: -ill/-ip | Pip and Jill | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Word Family: -ut/-ub | The Cub by the Hut | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
Word Family: -ob/-ell | Bob Sells Bells | BR250L-55L | 0.5-0.6 | B | B | 2 |
LLL075 Decodable Books
LION Literacy Levels 075: Readers at this level are proficient about letter sounds to make up the words they see. They rarely need to use their finger to track reading, relying on their eyes over multiple sentences on a page. They will know many high-frequency words and use words they do know to support reading. These students read with expression, understand the meaning of punctuation, and are able to correct themselves.
Decodable Target | Title | Lexile | ATOS | A-Z | F&P | DRA |
Initial S Blend | Skip the Slug | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
Initial R Blend | Fran and Trip | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
Initial L Blend | Glen and the Sled Club | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
CVCe Long A | Nate and Kate Bake a Cake | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
CVCe Long I | Mike Likes a Good Time | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
CVCe Long O | Mole on Her Nose | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
CVCe Long U | Luke the Dude | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
Ch Digraph | Chip and Chan | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
Ph Digraph | Fun Phil | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
Sh Digraph | Shay's Day | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
Th Digraph | Thad Is One of Three Brothers | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |
Wh Digraph | Whit the White Whale | BR160L-203L | 0.6-0.9 | C | C | 3 |