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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