Designed for the grades K-2 literature-based classroom, this reading assessment kit includes 6 books which represent the stages most developing readers pass through as they move from being emergent to fluent readers. The kit also contains reading ladder assessment tools and reproducible charts and checklists. The literature selections in the kit were developed based on the idea that by using the books and following the strategies outlined in the accompanying 24-page teaching guide, a teacher can determine the students' beginning reading levels and track their reading progress in a natural, non-threatening way. (NKA)