Collins Big Cat book bands – refers to nationally used system in Bookband books (including Rigby Star)

Oxford Reading Tree equivalent (approximate)

Cliff Moon Individualised Reading Stages

Heinemann Storyworlds Band

Lilac (wordless) Stage 1 0 (Red) No books at this level

1A - Pink A Stage 1 First Words

1 (Yellow) No books at this level

1B - Pink B Stage 2 2 (White) Stage 1

2A - Red A Stage 2 3 (Dark blue) Stage 2

2B - Red B Stage 3 4 (pink) Stage 3

3 – Yellow Stage 4 5 (brown) Stage 4

4 – Blue Stage 5 6 (green) Stage 5

5 - Green Stage 6 7 (grey) Stage 6/7

6 – Orange Stage 7 7 (grey) Stage 6/7

7 – Turquoise Stage 8 8 (orange) Stage 6/7

8 – Purple Stage 9 8 (orange) Stage 8

9 – Gold Stage 10 9 (black) Stage 9

10 - White Stage 11 Treetops

9 (black) Stage 9

11- Lime Stage 11/12 Treetops

10 (beige) No books at this level

12 - Copper Stage 12 10 (beige) No books at this level13 - Topaz Stage 12+ 10 (beige) No books at this level14 – Ruby Stage 13 11 (dark pink) No books at this level15 – Emerald Stage 13+ 11 (dark pink) No books at this level

How Collins Big Cat matches against ORT, Heinemann and Cliff Moon Individualised Reading

16 – Sapphire Stage 14 12 (pale blue) No books at this level17 - Diamond Stage 15/16 Beyond 12 No books at this level