The purpose of this guide is to help you access Japanese graded readers at the UWM Libraries. This guide contains links to the following:
Japanese Graded Readers are available to use outside of class in the Media and Reserve Library on the Lower Level of the Library.
Search for course reserve materials using the Course Reserve search (available via Search@UW). Search by your instructor's name, department, or course number to view results of items on reserve for your classes. A search for specific known item titles also works.
Graded readers are books that have either been adapted from other texts or are written for particular reading levels. They are designed to support extensive reading efforts by having limited vocabulary and length.
NPO多言語多読 uses the following levels:
| Level | Vocabulary range 語彙数 | No. of characters per story 字数 | 主な文法項目 |
| Level 0 入門 | 350 | less than 400 | 現在形、過去形、疑問詞、～たい など。基本的に「です・増す形」を使っている |
| Level 1 初級前半 | 350 | 400~1500 | 現在形、過去形、疑問詞、～たい など。基本的に「です・増す形」を使っている |
| Level 2 初級後半 | 500 | 1500~2500 | 辞書形、て形、ない形、た形、連体修飾、～と（条件）、～から（理由）～なる、～のだ など |
| Level 3 初中級 | 800 | 2500~5000 | 可能形、命令形、受身形、意向形、～とき、～たら・ば・なら、～そう（様態）、～用（推量、比喩）、複合動詞 など |
| Level 4 中級 | 1300 | 5000~10000 | 使役形、使役受身形、～層（伝聞）、～らしい、～はず、～もの、～ようにする・なる、ことにする・なる など |
| Level 5 中上級 | 2000 | 8000~200000 | 機能語・複合慣用表現･敬語など 例）～につれて、～わけにはいかない、切り開く/召し上がる、伺う |
The series from Oxford Brookes University uses a very similar set of levels, although the books don't start as low.
| Level | Vocabulary Range | Number of Characters per Story |
| A1 | 500 | 500-1,500 |
| A2-1 | 800 | 1,500-2,000 |
| A2-2 | 1,200 | 2,000-3,000 |
| B1-1 | 1,500 | 3,000-5,000 |
| B1-2 | 2,000 | 5,000-8,000 |
| B2 | 3,000 | 8,000-10,000 |