National Adult Literacy Database

This document offers a means of comparing reading levels across a variety of assessment approaches. It provides a graphic representation of the Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) levels in comparison to the Essential Skills reading text levels and to the Ontario Common Curriculum Grades 1-10.

The author has also included an overview of LBS levels; an explanation of Essential Skills; a description of Essential Skills reading text levels; and a guide to the Ontario Common Curriculum.

Published by Ningwakwe Learning Press, the document also includes a list of the NLP’s current resources with their corresponding LBS level and Ontario Common Curriculum grade.