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Lexile.com
a division of MetaMetrics, Inc.
www.lexile.com
Association of Test PublishersTucson, ArizonaFebruary 26-28, 2001
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How to contact us—
1-888-LEXILES
(1-888-539-4537)
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MetaMetrics SBIR Grant Awards
Title of Grant Grant Number Grant Number
Development of a ConstructMeasurement System forReading
Phase I—$50,000 HD 19448-01(1984)
Development of a ConstructMeasurement System forReading
Phase II—$498,000 HD 19448-02(1986-1988)
A Construct MeasurementSystem for ListeningComprehension
Phase I—$48,000 HD 19234-30(1988-1989)
Construct Generalization:A Meta-Analytic Tool
Phase I—$50,000 HD 25358-01(1989)
Construct Generalization:A Meta-Analytic Tool
Phase II—$500,000 HD 25358-02(1994-1995)
Awarding Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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“Unification” in Science
Temperature
1700
Time
1890
Reading
2000
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The Three Components of theLexile Framework
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The Lexile MapThe Lexile Analyzer
LinkingTechnology
TestofReadingComprehension
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How are texts placed on the map?
Examine Words Examine Sentences
Review text and Lexile measure
Calculate Lexile measure
Edit Text
Scan textinto electronic format
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How are readers placed on the map?
Harcourt Brace SAT9
SDRT
MAT8
CTB/McGraw-HillTerraNova Assessment Series
Riverside Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test
Scholastic SRI and SRI-Interactive
iRead
NWEA Achievement Level Item Bank
NCDPI North Carolina End-of-Grade Test
Utah [under development]
TEA [under development]
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What is a non-proprietary standard?
How many ways can you place a student on the scale?
How many publishers have adopted the standard?
How many companies can participate in a marketing presentation?
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LexileMeasure
Book Distributors& DatabasesBaker & Taylor, Ingram,
Follett, Booksource, Sundance,RR Bowker*, Muze*
Test PublishersHarcourt Educational Measurement,
CTB-McGraw-Hill, Riverside,NWEA, North Carolina Dept. of
PublicInstruction
ReadingMotivation
Scholastic Reading Counts!,Read 180, Success for All, HOSTS,On-line Reader (EBSCO), Hooked
on Phonics
On the InternetN2H2, MediaSeek, 21st
Century Teachers, Family Education Network, Edvision
PublishersScholastic, Rigby, Modern Curriculum, Lee & Low,
Steck-Vaughn, Millbrook, Lerner, West,Rosen, Crabtree, Dominee,
Pearson, Globe-Fearon, Holt,Harcourt, Glencoe McGraw-Hill,
DK Publishing, Rand McNally, Scott Foresman,Leapfrog, Hampton Brown, Troll, The Wright Group*
School, Public LibrariesFollett Library Services
(Lexiles are in MARC Records, field 521), MetaVue, Mackin, Sagebrush Technologies
Periodical DatabaseEBSCO, NoveList
PrebindersPermabound, Econoclad, DEMCO, Booksource, Bound-To-Stay Bound,
Everbind*
*denotes pending
Textbook PublishersHoughton Mifflin, Harcourt School
Publishers, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, Globe-Fearon, Holt, Scott Foresman
A Report Card on the Unification of Reading
Federal InitiativesReading Excellence ActAmerica Reads Challenge
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Connecting Readers to Books
Reach for Tomorrow 600L
Hedgehogs in the Hall 610L
Frida Maria: A Story of the Old Southwest 620L
Mystery on Stage, The 630L
Firehouse Mystery, The 640L
Art Lesson, The 650L
Winter 660L
Follow My Leader 670L
Look What Came From India 680L
Forgotten Filly, The 690L
Results Lexile measure
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Thematic Book Search
Earth 810L
1000 Facts About Space IG 870L
Enchantress from the Stars 910L
Astronomy Smart Junior 930L
Journey to the Planets 950L
Results Lexile measure
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Connecting Text to TestsHedgehogs in the Hall Item Calibration 670LMandy gasped. The bundle, about the size of a football, was in fact rocking and rolling forward of its own accord. "Don't touch it!” she said. She pulled at James's sleeve.She James.
A joinedB calledC warnedD invited
Hedgehogs in the Hall Item Calibration 520L "You realize we have less than a week to set up this refuge!” Mandy told James. ”Simon says we have to let them go as soon as they're ready, so they can hibernate through the winter. The nights are already turning frosty!”Mandy wanted to ______.
A agreeB hurryC sleepD leave
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Portrait of a 3rd-Grade Reader
What does “on grade-level” at third grade mean?
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Last GradeCompletedLa
st G
rade
Com
plet
ed
181716151413121110 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
2+3+45
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7
89
10
11
HS+GEDVocational
College<2
Assoc +>2
BA
Postgrad
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Data: National Adult Literacy Study (1992)
Reader measure (in Lexiles)
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Current Job
Data: National Adult Literacy Study (1992)
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labor
serviceconstruction
craftsmanclerk
foreman
secretary
salessupervisor
nurseexecutive
teacheraccountant
scientist
Reader measure (in Lexiles)
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Data: National Adult Literacy Study (1992)
Current Salary
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$5,000-$9,999
$10,000-$14,999
$15,000-$19,999
$20,000-$29,999
$30,000-$39,999
$40,000-$49,999
$50,000-$74,999
$75,000 +
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Reader measure (in Lexiles)
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Literacy Demands of Various Adult Roles
Workplace Continuing Education Citizenship Moral, Ethical, and Legal Entertainment
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Five Faces of Adult Literacy Workplace 1100L to 1400L Continuing Education
– Community College 1100L to 1300L– University 1200L to 1400L
Citizenship (newspapers)– USA Today 1200L– New York Times 1380L
Morals, Ethics, Religion– The Bible: King James Version (revised) 1400L– Koran 1500L– Torah 1500L– The Book of Mormon (1830) 1150L
Entertainment (novels) 800L to 1000L
– Patricia Cornwell, All That Remains 870L– Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember 1010L– Stephen King, Pet Sematary 970L
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Newspaper/News Wire Lexile Analysis
Source
Charlotte Observer
USA Today
Miami Herald
Associated Press
Chicago Tribune
Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post
New York Times
Number of Words
109,389
111,067
104,562
112,601
111,830
173,927
109,367
116,057
118,043
Lexile measure
1120L
1200L
1200L
1310L
1310L
1320L
1330L
1350L
1380L
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Anywhere, Anytime Assessment of Reading Comprehension
General objectivity makes theory-based item calibrations possible.
Software can evaluate candidate sentences from any text base.
Software can choose foils that are the same part of speech, but semantically inappropriate.
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Anywhere, Anytime Assessment of Reading Comprehension
Reader measures are expressed in Lexiles, and, thus, are immediately actionable.
Items become transient commodities, thus, inverting the value equation in testing.
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Single-Sentence Reading Items
It’s a ____________ to the job you did with him that he was able to perform so well in class.
testament prophecy forgery nomination
920L
Suddenly the dog’s claws were scratching for ____________ on the slick rock as it charged explosively in pursuit of the birds.
traction manifold recession subsistence
1220L
With his carefully trained mind and eyes, Jonathan read rapidly, assorting and assimilating information, lightly underlining ____________ facts he wanted to refer to later.
cogent laconic comatose histrionic
1530L
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Workplace Applications
Text Environments Reader measures Forecasted Comprehension Learnability and Learning Ability—
readiness for training Information Processing—reading and
writing
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Multiple Measures on a Common Metric
Life science and life cycle perspective
Growth trajectories
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Reading and Writing measured in a common metric
Unifying the measurement of reading and writing
Specifications for a writing assessment