Thinking GloballyThinking Globally The Lexiled Library The Lexiled Library

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What is the Lexile Framework?What is the Lexile Framework?

The Lexile Framework is a scale along The Lexile Framework is a scale along which books can be placed in order of which books can be placed in order of text difficulty, and readers can be text difficulty, and readers can be placed according to their reading placed according to their reading comprehension ability. comprehension ability.

Lexile measures are the most widely Lexile measures are the most widely adopted reading measure in use today, adopted reading measure in use today, and are part of reading and testing and are part of reading and testing programs at the district and state programs at the district and state levelslevels..

How Common?How Common?

Over 19 millions students will get a Over 19 millions students will get a Lexile measure from a linked test this Lexile measure from a linked test this yearyear

Over 450 publishers have titles with Over 450 publishers have titles with Lexile measuresLexile measures

Nearly 50,000 books to search at Nearly 50,000 books to search at www.lexile.comwww.lexile.com

Over 70 million articles in databaseOver 70 million articles in database

The Unification of Reading

Reading MotivationEBSCO Online Reader

Hooked on PhonicsHOSTS

Scholastic Read180Scholastic Reading Counts!

Success for All

Periodical DatabasesBigchalk/ProQuest

EBSCONoveList

PearsonScholasticRand McNally

Rigby RosenSRA/McGraw-Hill

Book Distributors & Databases

Baker & TaylorThe Book Source

Follett Library ServicesFollett Software Co.

IngramRRBowkerSundance

Test Publishers

School/Public Libraries

Follett Software Company Follett Library Services

Mackin Library Media

PrebindersThe Booksource

DEMCOEconoclad

Permabound

Bound-to-Stay Bound

Textbook PublishersAddison-Wesley

Britannica

Globe-Fearon

Holt Rinehart & WinstonHoughton Mifflin

Prentice Hall

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

Hampton-BrownHarcourt School Publishers

SRA/McGraw-HillScott Foresman

Steck-VaughnThe Wright Group

Trade Book PublishersModern Curriculum

Scott Foresman

CrabtreeDomineeDK Publishing

Lee & Low

Globe-FearonHampton BrownHarcourtHoltLeapfrog

Glencoe/McGraw-HillEducational Testing Services (ETS)Harcourt Educational Measurement

North Carolina Department of Public InstructionNorthwest Evaluation Association

Riverside PublishingTexas Education Agency

Utah State Office of Education

CTB/McGraw-Hill

Lexiles and John Grisham TitlesLexiles and John Grisham Titles

The Pelican BriefThe Pelican Brief 660660 The FirmThe Firm 680680 The ClientThe Client 730730 The PartnerThe Partner 790790 The BrethrenThe Brethren 810810 The RainmakerThe Rainmaker 830830

Lexiles and NewspapersLexiles and Newspapers

ReutersReuters 14401440 NY TimesNY Times 13801380 The Washington PostThe Washington Post 13501350 The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal 13201320 Associated PressAssociated Press 13101310 USA TodayUSA Today 12001200

About The Lexile Framework for About The Lexile Framework for ReadingReading

The Lexile Framework for Reading (www.Lexile.com) The Lexile Framework for Reading (www.Lexile.com) provides a common scale for matching reader ability and provides a common scale for matching reader ability and text difficulty, allowing easy monitoring of progress. text difficulty, allowing easy monitoring of progress.

Lexile measures give teachers and parents the confidence Lexile measures give teachers and parents the confidence to choose materials that will improve student reading skills to choose materials that will improve student reading skills across the curriculum and at home. across the curriculum and at home.

Tens of thousands of books and tens of millions of articles Tens of thousands of books and tens of millions of articles have Lexile measures, and all major standardized tests can have Lexile measures, and all major standardized tests can report student reading scores in Lexiles. As the most widely report student reading scores in Lexiles. As the most widely adopted reading measure in use today, Lexiles are part of adopted reading measure in use today, Lexiles are part of reading and testing programs at district, state and federal reading and testing programs at district, state and federal levels. levels.

The Lexile Framework was developed by MetaMetrics, an The Lexile Framework was developed by MetaMetrics, an independent education company based in Durham, N.C., independent education company based in Durham, N.C., after 15 years of research funded by the National Institutes after 15 years of research funded by the National Institutes of Health.of Health.

www.lexile.comwww.lexile.com

Lexile Can CalculateLexile Can Calculate

How well the reader will comprehend How well the reader will comprehend the information in the textthe information in the text

The reading ability a reader is The reading ability a reader is expected to need in order to expected to need in order to comprehend text at a specific levelcomprehend text at a specific level

Benefits of Using Lexile MeasuresBenefits of Using Lexile Measures Correlates to MAP and PASSCorrelates to MAP and PASS Matches reading material to students’ reading Matches reading material to students’ reading

levelslevels Levels student writing passagesLevels student writing passages Enables teachers and librarians to track and Enables teachers and librarians to track and

assist students in their choices of challenging assist students in their choices of challenging reading matter reading matter

Enables students to UNDERSTAND their reading Enables students to UNDERSTAND their reading levelslevels

Lexile framework goes beyond K-12Lexile framework goes beyond K-12 Common scale among administrators, teachers, Common scale among administrators, teachers,

parents, students and communityparents, students and community Lexiles integrated into the MARC recordsLexiles integrated into the MARC records

Lexile Level Does Not ReflectLexile Level Does Not Reflect

ThemesThemes Text StructureText Structure

Implied MeaningImplied Meaning Prior KnowledgePrior Knowledge

Age AppropriatenessAge Appropriateness InterestInterest

Just as shoes Just as shoes mustmust fit fit correctly for comfortable correctly for comfortable walking, books walking, books mustmust match match student readability for student readability for effective comprehensioneffective comprehension..

How can I use Lexiles to help my students?

http://www.lexile.com

Lexile TableLexile TableGrade Grade LevelLevel

Reader Reader

MeasuresMeasures

11 up to 300Lup to 300L

22 140L to 500L140L to 500L

33 330L to 700L330L to 700L

44 445L to 810L445L to 810L

55 565L to 910L565L to 910L

66 665L to 1000L665L to 1000L

77 735L to 1065L735L to 1065L

88 805L to 1100L805L to 1100L

99 855L to 1165L855L to 1165L

1010 905L to 1195L905L to 1195L

11-1211-12 940L to 1210L940L to 1210L

Classroom LibrariesClassroom Libraries

--from SCRF regional coach

--from L.Montgomery’s library

Classroom Library/Gathering AreaClassroom Library/Gathering Area

--from SCRF regional coach

Some Lexile ObservationsSome Lexile Observations

Nonfiction tends to score higher in lexile Nonfiction tends to score higher in lexile than fictionthan fiction

Fantasy fiction tends to score highFantasy fiction tends to score high Most middle school fiction falls in the 600L Most middle school fiction falls in the 600L

to 1000L rangeto 1000L range Mystery fiction tends to score lowMystery fiction tends to score low Most authors tend to be consistent in the Most authors tend to be consistent in the

lexile rangeslexile ranges No apparent correlation between book No apparent correlation between book

length and lexile scorelength and lexile score

ACPS ObservationACPS ObservationLexile is a good measuring tool, and it Lexile is a good measuring tool, and it

is one factor in great book selection!is one factor in great book selection!

--from C. Poole’s classroom

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

References/ResourcesReferences/Resources

www.lexile.comwww.lexile.com

www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/teachers/www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/teachers/lexilelexile.asp.asp

www.hisdlibraryservices.org/.../www.hisdlibraryservices.org/.../LexilesLexiles//LEXILESLEXILES%20FOR%20LEARNING%20II%20FOR%20LEARNING%20II

http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/tbw/homePage.do homePage.do