Reading Levels
For reference, the grade level of the stories and non-fiction texts in the program are listed below. The level determined for each story or passage is based on several criteria open to the raters interpretation and may change as additional measures of reading level are developed. Teachers are encouraged to adjust level designations in accordance with their own or their sites determinations.
Headsprout Early Reading Level Correlations PDF
Headsprout Reading Comprehension Level Correlations PDF
Headsprout Advanced Reading Comprehension Level Correlations PDF
Headsprout Early Reading
Episode | Title | Learning A-Z Level | Grade Level | Fountas & Pinnell | Total Words |
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5 | See! | K | A | 11 | |
6 | The Van | K | A | 19 | |
7 | The Can | K | A | 23 | |
8 | Vee Can See | K | A | 26 | |
9 | Fran Feels | K | A | 20 | |
10 | Can Fran See? - Benchmark Story | K | A | 27 | |
11 | Fran and Lee | K | A | 34 | |
12 | I See Fran and Lee | K | A | 36 | |
13 | Vee and the Can | K | A | 33 | |
14 | Lee Sleeps | K | A | 32 | |
15 | See the Sand | K | B | 42 | |
16 | Clee Can Plan | K | B | 37 | |
17 | Can Pip Sleep? | K | B | 36 | |
18 | Feel the Sand! | K | B | 29 | |
19 | Clee and Pip Can See | K | B | 39 | |
20 | The Peel and the Fan - Benchmark Story | K | B | 31 | |
21 | Fran and the Sand | K | B | 37 | |
22 | The Fish and the Reef | K | B | 39 | |
23 | Clee and Pip | K | B | 39 | |
24 | The Fish Flips | 1st | C | 48 | |
25 | Pip and Clee | 1st | C | 40 | |
26 | The Fan | K | B | 18 | |
27 | Sand | 1st | C | 44 | |
28 | Clee and Pip and Lee Can See | K | B | 17 | |
29 | Hands and Wings | K | B | 32 | |
30 | Fling and Scout - Benchmark Story | 1st | C | 41 | |
31 | Scout and the Tree | 1st | C | 49 | |
32 | Fran and Lee and Pip and Clee | 1st | D | 63 | |
33 | Fling and the Ant | 1st | D | 59 | |
34 | Vee Is Sleeping | 1st | D | 69 | |
35 | The Ant and the Plant | 1st | D | 71 | |
36 | I Would, I Should, I Could, I Can | 1st | D | 109 | |
37 | Hands and Feet | 1st | D | 61 | |
38 | Trish and Fling Vanish | 1st | D | 67 | |
39 | Sweeping Sand | 1st | E | 102 | |
40 | San Sold the Old Van | 1st | D | 83 | |
Snipping the Strings - Benchmark Story | 1st | D | 76 | ||
Can Trish See Cancan? | 1st | D | 101 | ||
41 | Trish Feels Cold | 1st | E | 89 | |
42 | Sing! | 1st | C | 48 | |
43 | Lee Is Creeping | 1st | D | 72 | |
44 | Swish and the Can | 1st | E | 114 | |
45 | Swish, Trish, and the Ring | 1st | E | 97 | |
46 | Pip and the Plants | 1st | E | 90 | |
47 | Blake and the Cake | 1st | D | 46 | |
48 | Blake Takes a Hike | 1st | E | 107 | |
49 | The Tools and the Van | 1st | E | 106 | |
50 | Cooking - Benchmark Story | 1st | D | 66 | |
51 | Fran Looks for Her Book | 1st | E | 98 | |
52 | In the Lake | 1st | E | 78 | |
53 | The Long Song | 1st | F | 146 | |
54 | Two Lakes, One Moon | 1st | F | 114 | |
55 | Playing in the Sand | 1st | E | 89 | |
56 | Numbers in the Sand | 1st | F | 169 | |
57 | More Pancakes | 1st | G | 158 | |
58 | Blake Needs a Hat | 1st | F | 110 | |
59 | Mike and Dipper Have Colds | 1st | E | 77 | |
60 | Fling Hides the Plate - Benchmark Story | 1st | F | 103 | |
61 | Jingles Can Do It | 1st | F | 69 | |
62 | Mike Has Supper | 1st | F | 67 | |
63 | Where Is Strummer? | 1st | F | 109 | |
64 | Open and Shut | 1st | H | 227 | |
65 | Spike Feels Better | 1st | F | 99 | |
Jingles Wants a Ride | 1st | I | 188 | ||
66 | Who Will Play in the Band? | 1st | G | 112 | |
67 | Where Does Strummer Live? | 1st | I | 256 | |
68 | First One on the Bus | 1st | F | 110 | |
The Cookie Jar | 1st | I | 292 | ||
69 | Sprout Asks Why | 1st | G | 70 | |
70 | If You Tell a Crow to Go - Benchmark Story | 1st | H | 190 | |
71 | How Tall, How High | 1st | G | 131 | |
72 | From San to Vee | 1st | G | 100 | |
At the Park | 2nd | J | 415 | ||
73 | What Color Will I Be? | 1st | I | 296 | |
74 | Each One Is Yellow | 1st | G | 104 | |
75 | Mars, the Fourth Planet | 1st | H | 147 | |
76 | Quick Quack, the Duck | 1st | H | 188 | |
77 | In Line at Zogs | 1st | H | 114 | |
Quick Quack Sees His Friends | 2nd | K | 679 | ||
78 | Sprout Grows a Flower | 1st | I | 174 | |
79 | I Wonder, Said Worm | 1st | I | 216 | |
Can a Worm Take a Taxi? | 2nd | J | 269 | ||
Things in the Sky | 2nd | K | 524 | ||
Bernadette Looks for Treasure | 2nd | K | 778 | ||
80 | Look What People Are Saying! | 2nd | J | 250 | |
Mike and His Hats | 2nd | K | 201 | ||
Jills Story - Benchmark Story | 2nd | L | 391 | ||
Zog Makes a Something Stew | 2nd | L | 278 | ||
Spike Makes a Discovery | 1st | H | 200 | ||
What Lives in the Sea? | 2nd | L | 829 | ||
81 | Blake Gets Clean | 1st | H | 200 | |
82 | Communities | 1st | I | 200 | |
83 | Blake and Cancan Have Breakfast | 1st | I | 218 | |
84 | An Overnight Float Trip | 1st | J | 250 | |
85 | Fling Wants a Picture | 1st | I | 248 | |
86 | The Wonders of Jungle Plants | 2nd | K | 242 | |
87 | Treasure in the Soil | 1st | J | 308 | |
88 | Let's Find a Resolution! | 2nd | J | 299 | |
89 | Duck Helps Mama Hippo | 1st | J | 311 | |
90 | Changing Things on Earth | 2nd | J | 334 | |
91 | Enjoying a Party | 2nd | J | 331 | |
92 | Climates Around the World | 2nd | J | 334 | |
93 | Swish and Scout Follow Clue | 1st | I | 359 | |
94 | What to Carry on a Ship | 2nd | J | 379 | |
95 | Many Friends Help the Turtles | 1st | I | 354 | |
96 | Writing Letters | 1st | J | 387 | |
97 | Fling and Blake at the Stream | 1st | I | 394 | |
98 | Sparkle and Dazzle | 2nd | K | 392 | |
99 | The Perfect Picnic | 2nd | K | 467 | |
100 | Nature's Hidden Treasures | 2nd | M | 399 |
Headsprout Reading Comprehension
Episodes | Title | Total Words | Grade Level & Genre |
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1-10 | Multiple short passages (fiction and Nonfiction) | Varies | 2.62.9 |
Life in a Beehive (Benchmark Passage) | 242 | 2.62.9 Nonfiction (life science) |
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11-14 | The Great Uncertain Shape | 1,272 | 2.62.9 Fiction, multi-chapter |
15 | Helen Keller | 228 | 2.62.9 Nonfiction (biography) |
17-22 | The Hunt for the Ancient Scrolls | 1,762 | 3.03.2 Fiction, multi-chapter |
The Atacama Desert: High, Dry, and Empty (Benchmark Passage) | 334 | 3.03.2 Nonfiction (geography) |
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23 | The Many Colors of Light | 315 | 3.03.2 Nonfiction (physics) |
24-25 | Inches to Feet to Yards Using a Scale |
171 173 |
3.03.2 Nonfiction (measurement) |
26-29 | Lee and the Neighborhood Mural | 1,775 | 3.33.6 Fiction, multi-chapter |
30 | All About Horses | 384 | 3.33.6 Nonfiction (life science) |
An Amazing Adventure (Benchmark Passage) | 252 | 3.33.6 Nonfiction |
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31-38 | The Orbitville Kids at City Hall | 2,882 | 3.74.0 Fiction, multi-chapter |
39 | A Balance in Government | 549 | 3.74.0 Nonfiction (civics) |
40 | Jessica and the Animals of the Arctic Exhibit | 598 | 4.14.3 Fiction |
Life in the Deep (Benchmark Passage) | 337 | 4.14.3 Nonfiction (life science) |
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41 | Illustrations and Information | 615 | 4.14.3 Nonfiction (poster display) |
42 | A Time for Rhyme The Habitat of Americanus |
192 | 4.14.3 Poems |
43 | The Mangrove Swamp: an Important Environment | 608 | 4.14.3 Nonfiction (life and Earth science) |
44 | Tyler at the Museum Linda at the Baseball Game |
105 171 |
4.14.3 Fiction |
45 | Hunting for Dinosaurs Inside an Old Sailing Ship |
171 245 |
4.14.3 Nonfiction |
46 | My Hard Choice How I Found Wafers |
185 317 |
4.14.3 Fiction |
47 | The Solar System of Planet Earth | 380 | 4.14.3 Nonfiction (Earth and space science) |
48 | The Journal of the Burrows Island Whale Watcher | 416 | 4.4 Fiction |
49 | Americanus and the Two Crocodiles | 223 | 4.4 Poem |
50 | The Earth, Our Home | 458 | 4.4 Nonfiction (Earth and space science) |
Amazing Dinosaurs (Benchmark Passage) | 376 | 4.4 4.4 Nonfiction |
Headsprout Advanced Reading Comprehension
Episodes | Title | Total Words | Grade Level & Genre |
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1-8 | Multiple short passages (fiction and nonfiction) | Varies | 3.53.8 |
9 | In the Castle Kitchen | 324 | 3.84.0 Fiction |
10 | Wonders of the Humpback Whale | 526 | 3.84.0 Nonfiction |
A Journey to the Outer Planets (Benchmark Passage) | 345 | 3.84.0 Nonfiction |
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11 | Anansi Looks for a Meal: An African Folktale | 307 | 3.84.0 Fiction (folktale) |
12 | Zheng He, World Explorer | 302 | 3.84.0 Nonfiction |
13 | Achoo! | 351 | 3.84.0 Nonfiction |
15 | Mysterious Objects in the Sky | 291 | 4.04.3 Nonfiction |
16 | When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth | 199 | 4.04.3 Nonfiction |
17 | Kids Take Action at Bettson | 452 | 4.04.3 Nonfiction (news article) |
18 | The Exploration of Outer Space | 289 | 4.04.3 Nonfiction |
19 | Hear, Hear! | 759 | 4.04.3 Nonfiction |
20 | A Day at the Lake | 816 | 4.04.3 Fiction |
One Week at Summer Camp (Benchmark Passage) | 474 | 4.04.3 Fiction |
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21 | My Uncle Luca's Store | 329 | 4.04.3 Fiction |
22 | Global Climate Change: Signs and Solutions | 628 | 4.34.5 Nonfiction |
23 | The History of Chocolate | 316 | 4.34.5 Nonfiction |
24 | The Jackal's Escape: a Folktale from Africa | 338 | 4.55.0 Fiction (folktale) |
25 | The Day of Disasters | 306 | 4.55.0 Fiction (drama) |
26 | My Grandfathers Hands | 82 | 4.55.0 Poem |
27 | Memories from Long Ago | 155 | 4.55.0 Poem |
28 | Get Picture-Perfect Skin! | 83 | 4.55.0 Advertisement |
29 | Bring a Skate Park to Douglass Park! | 329 | 4.55.0 Persuasive essay |
30 | Create a Dazzling Diorama! | 187 | 4.55.0 Instructional text |
We Should Go to Mars (Benchmark Passage) | 491 | 4.55.0 Persuasive essay |
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31 | Encyclopedia, Santorini entry | 101 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
Santorini, an Island of Unforgettable Beauty | 49 | 5.05.5 Advertisement |
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Where Does Cuteness Come From? | 179 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
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The World of Baby Bears | 226 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
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32 | My Family's Farm (1939) | 636 | 5.05.5 Fiction |
A Source of Eye Color | 72 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
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33 | How the Milky Way Got Into the Sky: A Retelling of a Cherokee Folktale | 486 | 5.05.5 Fiction (folktale) |
About Our Galaxy | 155 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
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34 | Poem to the Dead Trees | 181 | 5.05.5 Poem |
Everything Works Together | 69 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
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35 | Life in a Wolfpack | 371 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
Save Our Wolves! | 106 | 5.05.5 Persuasive essay |
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36 | All About Pizza | 506 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
Marios Pizza Palace | 69 | 5.05.5 Advertisement |
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37 | The Interview | 409 | 5.05.5 Fiction (drama) |
So You Think You Can't Dance | 311 | 5.05.5 Fiction |
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38 | Note to My Parents | 123 | 5.05.5 Poem |
Aidan's Lesson | 545 | 5.05.5 Fiction |
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39 | The Lazy Husband: A Retelling of a Folktale from India | 416 | 5.05.5 Fiction (folktale) |
Why Cats Are Chased by Dogs: A Retelling of a Folktale from Virginia | 256 | 5.05.5 Fiction (folktale) |
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40 | Life at an Old Lighthouse | 425 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
Lighthouses Today | 343 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
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Beneath Our Feet (Benchmark Passage) | 183 | 5.05.5 Poem |
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The Night Guard at the Zoo (Benchmark Passage) | 327 | 5.05.5 Fiction (drama) |
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41 | Inside a Tree | 242 | 5.05.5 Nonfiction |
42 | Wetlands: Why They Are Important | 962 | 5.5 Nonfiction |
43 | Life at the Bottom of the Ocean | 330 | 5.5 Nonfiction |
44 | Visit a Home for the Elderly! | 682 | 5.5 Persuasive essay |
45 | What Do Babies Know? | 565 | 5.5 Nonfiction |
46 | A Separate Train Car | 375 | 5.5 Nonfiction |
Together and Equal | 364 | 5.5 Nonfiction (editorial) |
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47 | The Race to Nome | 655 | 5.5 Nonfiction |
48 | The Great San Francisco Earthquake | 327 | 5.5 Nonfiction |
The Journal of Miles Elliott, a boy who lived through the earthquake | 347 | 5.5 Nonfiction |
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49 | Coltan: Let's Be Careful | 378 | 5.5 Persuasive essay |
GreenSafe Technology Company | 142 | 5.5 Advertisement |
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50 | The Spider Test | 323 | 5.5 Fiction |
The Black Widow | 281 | 5.5 Nonfiction |
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Pirates: Fiction and Fact (Benchmark Passage) | 713 | 5.5 Nonfiction |