will receive some benefits from using the on-level basal. The exposure will prepare them for state testing. Using a basal reader as a starting point for grade level reading allows educators to quickly assess student reading level. Basals are not meant to be the only resource a student uses, just the starting point. See also Authors Joy Cowley Kate Harrington Types Anthology Primer Graded readers Alphabet book Education Extensive reading Phonics Reading education Whole language Examples Alice and Jerry Dick and Jane Janet and John Peter and Jane Spot the Dog McGuffey Readers The New England Primer Al-Qiraa Al-Khaldouniya Alfubei Nwe References External links Free graded readers for learners of English Oxford University Press Japan Graded Readers, Oxford University Press Learning to read cs:Slabikář de:Lesebuch pl:Elementarz szl:Ślabikoř