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Oxford Reading Levels

Help every child to progress their reading in carefully considered levels.

For a child to become a confident and successful reader, they need to be presented with the right amount of challenge. Expertly levelled reading books help to develop children’s reading skills and a love of reading.

What are Oxford Reading Levels?

Oxford Reading Levels is a system used to determine the level of many popular primary reading books from Oxford. The levels range from Level 1 to Level 20, supporting readers from Foundation to Year 6.

How are Oxford Reading Levels different to other systems?

The Oxford Reading Levels system has been created over decades by our expert authors and reviewers. We have looked at the ‘science’ of books, including word levels and sentence characteristics, and the ‘art’ of books, including subject matter and visual elements. We have used this analysis to inform the careful levelling of our reading books including both content and language choices.

How do Oxford Reading Levels help children to read?

The Oxford Reading Levels progressively build fluency, comprehension and stamina. The system also allows teachers to effectively differentiate reading books to support each child’s individual needs. Read our Oxford Reading Levels Impact study to find out more about the benefits of using the Oxford Reading Levels in an international setting.

Oxford Levelling Report

The ‘art’ and ‘science’ of levelled reading books

Read our report to find out more about levelled reading and Oxford Reading Levels.

Placement and Progress Kit

The Oxford Levels Placement and Progress Kit provides a good starting point for matching each learner to an appropriate Oxford Reading Level. Reading series such as Oxford Reading Tree, Project X and TreeTops have been developed using Oxford Reading Levels and can help to support progress across a range of reading skills.

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Series	Oxford Levels Placement and Progress Kit Support ongoing progress in reading comprehension
Series	Project X Phonics Fully decodable texts aligned to Letters and Sounds Sets, for fun phonics practice
Series	TreeTops The biggest collection of fiction and non-fiction for key stage 2
Series	Oxford Reading Tree Inspiring a love of reading in every child
Series	Project X Project X marks the spot... where every child is inspired and supported
Series	Oxford Reading Buddy Transform reading and comprehension in your school with Oxford Reading Buddy
Series	Project X Origins A rich and vibrant library of fiction and non-fiction for guided, independent and whole-class reading
Series	Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper Topic-linked fiction and non-fiction to support your wider curriculum
Series	Floppy's Phonics Non-fiction Practise phonic skills with Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy!
Series	Project X CODE Proven phonics intervention