using lexiles to improve student achievement. why should we care about reading? life’s demands for...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement
![Page 2: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy
Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship
NAEP, Grade 4-2005
![Page 3: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Lifelong Reading CD-DVD Player Instructions (1080L) Microsoft Window User Manual (1150L) GM Protection Plan (1150) Installing Your Child Safety Seat (1170L) Federal Tax Form W-4 (1260L) Application for a student loan (1270L) Medical Insurance Benefits Pkg. (1280L) SAT (1330L) GED (1060L)
![Page 4: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Newspapers USA Today (1200L) Chicago Tribune (1310L) Wall Street Journal (1320L) The Washington Post (1350L) New York Times (1380L)
Source: Dr. William R. Daggett
![Page 5: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Comprehension n 1: an ability to understand the
meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
![Page 6: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
What are Lexiles? A Lexile is a standard unit for A Lexile is a standard unit for measuring the measuring the comprehensibility of textcomprehensibility of text
Semantics (meaning)Semantics (meaning)
Syntax (sentence structure)Syntax (sentence structure)
A Lexile measure or range can A Lexile measure or range can also be assigned to a studentalso be assigned to a student
![Page 7: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Determining Text Difficulty Semantic DifficultySemantic Difficulty
the frequency of the words in a the frequency of the words in a corpus of written textcorpus of written text
corpus has over 700-million corpus has over 700-million wordswords Syntactic ComplexitySyntactic Complexitythe number of words per the number of words per sentencesentence
longer sentences are more longer sentences are more complex and require more short-complex and require more short-term memory to processterm memory to process
![Page 8: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
The Lexile Analyzer
Scan text into electronic format
Edit text
Examine words Examine sentences
Calculate Lexile measure
Review text and Lexile measure
![Page 9: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
The Lexile Map
![Page 10: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
The Lexile Framework
The Lexile MapThe Lexile Analyzer
LinkingTechnology
LexiledReadingAssessments
![Page 11: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
The Lexile Framework An educational tool that links An educational tool that links text and readers under a text and readers under a common metriccommon metric• Characterizes reader with a Characterizes reader with a measure and text with a measure and text with a measuremeasure• Allows educators to forecast the Allows educators to forecast the level of comprehension a reader is level of comprehension a reader is expected to experience with a expected to experience with a particular textparticular text
![Page 12: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Why the Lexile Framework is Different
Readability based on entire text Readability based on entire text of each book or documentof each book or document
• Individual reading ability is Individual reading ability is measured through tests that measured through tests that correspond to the same scalecorrespond to the same scale
• Applied “universally”Applied “universally”
![Page 13: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
How does the Lexile Framework build literacy
communities?
Uses credible and accepted Uses credible and accepted researchresearch• Builds partnershipsBuilds partnerships
• Collaborates with key stakeholdersCollaborates with key stakeholders
![Page 14: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Overall Goal of Lexiles is to…
… … create create Text AccessibilityText Accessibility, a , a marriage between student ability and marriage between student ability and text level so that students can access text level so that students can access content information.content information.
![Page 15: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Lexiles
• Match readers to textMatch readers to text
• A tool for differentiationA tool for differentiation
• Allow teachers to prepare Allow teachers to prepare students to work with more students to work with more difficult textsdifficult texts
![Page 16: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
Lexiles Do Not Address
• Student interestStudent interest
• Age-appropriatenessAge-appropriateness
Text supportText support
Quality of textQuality of text
Prior KnowledgePrior Knowledge
![Page 17: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Other Considerations
Aspects of text that influence a Aspects of text that influence a student’s performance:student’s performance:
Difficulty of the text at handDifficulty of the text at hand
• Presence or lack of illustrationPresence or lack of illustration
• Length of a book or articleLength of a book or article
• Density and type size of the textDensity and type size of the text
• Topic, genre, author and so onTopic, genre, author and so on
![Page 18: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Question to Ask?
Does the reader comprehend the text because the reader is able, or because the text is easy?
![Page 19: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Determining a Student’sLexile Range
Independent ReadingIndependent ReadingRange of difficulty should be . . .Range of difficulty should be . . .50 Lexiles above to 100 Lexiles below50 Lexiles above to 100 Lexiles below
Instructional ReadingInstructional ReadingRange of difficulty should be . . .Range of difficulty should be . . .50 to 150 Lexiles above50 to 150 Lexiles above
![Page 20: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
Three Key Concepts
Reading AbilityReading Ability
The cognitive set students use to construct The cognitive set students use to construct meaning from text as measured on tests. (75% meaning from text as measured on tests. (75% comprehension)comprehension)
ReadabilityReadability
The difficulty of reading materials based on The difficulty of reading materials based on dimensions or characteristics of the text. (Reader dimensions or characteristics of the text. (Reader measure needed to experience 75% comprehension)measure needed to experience 75% comprehension)
Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension
The construction of new meaning from local text.The construction of new meaning from local text.
![Page 21: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Placing a Reader on the Lexile Map
Harcourt Assessment – SAT-10, SAT-9, MAT-8 CTB/McGraw Hill – TeraNova Assessment Series Scholastic – SRI Northwest Evaluation Assoc. – Achievement Level
Test, MAP NC Dept. of Public Instruction – End-of-grade-tests Texas Educ. Agency – Texas Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills California Dept. of Educ. – CA Standards Test Oregon Dept. of Educ. – OR Reading/Literature
Knowledge and Skills Test
![Page 22: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
The Unification of Reading
Book Publishers…Holt, DK, McGrawHill Databases…EBSCO, ProQuest, Questia Assessment…NWEA, Harcourt, Pearson Book Distributors…Follett, B&T, Bowker Textbook Publishers…Prentice Hall,
Scott Foresman
![Page 23: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
Questions to Answer
What is the Lexile range of What is the Lexile range of students in your classroom?students in your classroom?
• Can you develop 2 or 3 Lexile targets?Can you develop 2 or 3 Lexile targets?
![Page 24: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Lexile Tools
Lexile Book DatabaseLexile Book Database
Lexile AnalyzerLexile Analyzer
Lexile CalculatorLexile Calculator
Lexile Power VocabularyLexile Power Vocabulary
Lexile Reading PathfindersLexile Reading Pathfinders
![Page 25: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Lexile Tools
Lexile Book Database Lexile Analyzer Lexile Calculator Lexile Power Vocabulary Lexile Reading Pathfinders
![Page 26: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
Go to www.lexile.com
Click educators
The Lexile Book Database
![Page 27: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/27.jpg)
Lexile Book Database
Click Lexile Book Database
![Page 28: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/28.jpg)
Textbook Search
Click Textbook Search
![Page 29: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/29.jpg)
Textbook Search
Enter Lexile Range
Type in Keywords
You may enter a specific publisher
![Page 30: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/30.jpg)
Textbook SearchChoose Sort By
Lexile and Results per page
Then pressSearch
![Page 31: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/31.jpg)
Textbook SearchClick on Title for
more details
![Page 32: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/32.jpg)
Textbook Details
Now click on Book Search
![Page 33: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/33.jpg)
Book Search by Title
2. Sort by Lexile and
Select Results per page
1. Enter Title
3. Click Search
![Page 34: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/34.jpg)
Search ResultsClick on a
title to view details
![Page 35: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/35.jpg)
Book Details
![Page 36: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
Search by Author
1. Enter Author
2. Sort by Lexile and
Select Results per
page
3. Click Search
![Page 37: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/37.jpg)
Search Results: 32 Books 590L – 960L
![Page 38: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/38.jpg)
Search by Lexile Rangeand Keyword
Enter Lexile Range:
450-1200
Enter Keyword:life cycles
![Page 39: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/39.jpg)
Search ResultsLetters in the
Lexile measure?
Click here
![Page 40: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/40.jpg)
Explanation of Lexile Codes
![Page 41: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/41.jpg)
Advanced Book Search
Click here
![Page 42: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/42.jpg)
Book Type Options
Drop down menu
![Page 43: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/43.jpg)
Developmental Rating Options
Drop down menu
![Page 44: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/44.jpg)
Lexile Tools
Lexile Book Database Lexile Analyzer Lexile Calculator Lexile Power Vocabulary Lexile Reading Pathfinders
![Page 45: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/45.jpg)
Go to www.lexile.com
Click educators
![Page 46: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/46.jpg)
Creating Documents for the Online Analyzer
1. Create a text document2. Save the document as “text only”
(*.txt)
3. You are now ready to use the online analyzer to determine the Lexile measure of the text
![Page 47: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/47.jpg)
Saving Documents to Analyze
You must save your
document as Text Only
![Page 48: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/48.jpg)
Lexile Analyzer
Click Lexile Analyzer
Sign In
You must register
first
![Page 49: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/49.jpg)
Registration is Easy
![Page 50: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/50.jpg)
Lexile Analyzer
Click Browse… to find your file
![Page 51: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/51.jpg)
Insert the DocumentLocate your document
Double click on the
document
![Page 52: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/52.jpg)
Analyze the Text
Click Analyze
The document is inserted
![Page 53: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/53.jpg)
The Results
![Page 54: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/54.jpg)
Lexile Tools Lexile Book Database Lexile Analyzer Lexile Calculator Lexile Power Vocabulary Lexile Reading Pathfinders
![Page 55: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/55.jpg)
Lexile Calculator Can forecast comprehension
Identifies the relationship between the reader and the text
Predicts how well the reader will comprehend the material in the text
Can perform the following calculations: The rate at which a student is expected to
comprehend of the text The reading ability a reader is expected to need
in order to comprehend the text at a specific level
![Page 56: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/56.jpg)
Lexile Calculator
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
-1000 -750 -500 -250 0 250 500 750
Reader - Text (in Lexiles)
Fore
cast
ed C
ompr
ehen
sion
Rat
e
![Page 57: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/57.jpg)
Lexile Calculator
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
-1000 -750 -500 -250 0 250 500 750
Reader - Text (in Lexiles)
Fore
cast
ed C
ompr
ehen
sion
Rat
e
![Page 58: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/58.jpg)
Lexile Calculator
Formula for the X axis: Reader measure – Text measure =
Lexiles
Examples: Reader (1230L) – Text (890L) = 340 L
Reader (890L) – Text (1230L) = -340 L
minus
(easy)
(difficult)
![Page 59: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/59.jpg)
Calculation for X Axis
1230
- 890
340
Reader
Text
Lexile difference
890
- 1230
-340
Note: The Lexile difference can be a positive or negative number
![Page 60: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/60.jpg)
ForecastedComprehension RatesReader measure – text calibration = O Lexiles
75% comprehension rate
Reader measure – text calibration = -250 Lexiles
50% comprehension rate
Reader measure – text calibration = +250 Lexiles
90% comprehension rate
![Page 61: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/61.jpg)
Lexile Calculator
Click here
![Page 62: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/62.jpg)
Access the Lexile Calculator
Click here
![Page 63: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/63.jpg)
Calculating Expected Comprehension Rate
1. Select grade level
3. Enter Lexile range and Submit
2. Select top button
![Page 64: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/64.jpg)
Forecasted Comprehension
Blue bar indicates comprehension
range
![Page 65: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/65.jpg)
Titles in Book Bag
Scroll down to view Book Bag
Titles
![Page 66: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/66.jpg)
Calculating Required Lexile Measure for Selected Comprehension Rate
1. Select grade level
2. Select bottom button
3. Enter comprehension range and Submit
![Page 67: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/67.jpg)
Lexile Measure Required to Meet Comprehension Rate
Blue bar indicates required Lexile
measure
![Page 68: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/68.jpg)
Lexile Tools Lexile Book Database Lexile Analyzer Lexile Calculator Lexile Power Vocabulary Lexile Reading Pathfinders
![Page 69: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/69.jpg)
Power Vocabulary Program
Vocabulary List Pronunciation Part of Speech Definition(s) Three examples of the word used in
context Activities
Word Search Crossword Puzzle Word-Definition Matching
Assessment
![Page 70: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/70.jpg)
Lexile Power Vocabulary
Click on Lexile Power Vocabulary
![Page 71: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/71.jpg)
Lexile Power Vocabulary
Click on Words, Activities, or Answer Key
Find the Title
![Page 72: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/72.jpg)
PowerV
![Page 73: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/73.jpg)
Word Search
![Page 74: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/74.jpg)
Crossword Puzzle
![Page 75: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/75.jpg)
Matching Activity
![Page 76: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/76.jpg)
Assessment
![Page 77: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/77.jpg)
Teacher Answer Key
![Page 78: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/78.jpg)
Lexile Tools Lexile Book Database Lexile Analyzer Lexile Calculator Lexile Power Vocabulary Lexile Reading Pathfinders
![Page 79: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/79.jpg)
Lexile Reading Pathfinders
Click Lexile Reading Pathfinders to View
Collections
![Page 80: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/80.jpg)
Sports Achievers Biographies
Each list indicates Level, Lexile, Title,
and Author
![Page 81: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/81.jpg)
Three Ways to Apply Lexiles to Lexiled Databases
1. Use the Lexile Reading Level DropDown Box
2. Enter Lexile Reading Score3. Use Field Codes (lx 800-1100)
![Page 82: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/82.jpg)
1. Use the Lexile ReadingLevel Drop Down Box
Enter topic and select a Lexile range
![Page 83: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/83.jpg)
Search Results
Number of Articles
Lexile measure
![Page 84: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/84.jpg)
2. Use the Lexile Reading Score Box
Use hyphen before or after
the Lexile
Note:Hyphen before the Lexile limits the search to material at or below that Lexile
Hyphen after the Lexile limits the search to material at or above that Lexile
![Page 85: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/85.jpg)
Search ResultsNumber of Articles Lexile
measure
![Page 86: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/86.jpg)
Choose a New Database
Choose Database
![Page 87: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/87.jpg)
Health Source Database
Select Health Source
![Page 88: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/88.jpg)
3. Use Field Codes – Range
Enter topic and Lexile rangelx 800-1100
Formula for Lexile Range:“and lx Lexile-Lexile”
![Page 89: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/89.jpg)
Search Results
Number of Articles
Lexile measure
![Page 90: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/90.jpg)
Field Codes – Maximum
Enter topic and Lexile maximum
lx -1100
Formula for Lexile Maximum:“and lx -Lexile”
![Page 91: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/91.jpg)
Search Results
Number of Articles
Lexile measure
![Page 92: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/92.jpg)
Field Codes – Minimum
Enter topic and Lexile minimum
lx 1100-
Formula for Lexile Minimum:“and lx Lexile-”
![Page 93: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/93.jpg)
Search Results
Number of Articles Lexile
measure
![Page 94: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/94.jpg)
Did We Meet Our Goals?
1. What is the relationship between Lexiles and student comprehension?
2. How can Lexiles help match readers to texts?
3. Could you use the Lexile measure of each student to access appropriate reading materials for meeting South Carolina’s content standards?
4. How can you access Lexiled research databases?
![Page 95: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/95.jpg)
What is Differentiated Instruction?
A Teacher’s Response to Learners’ Needs
Teachers can differentiateContent -- Process -- Product
According to students’Readiness – Interests -- Learning Profiles
Lexiles
![Page 96: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/96.jpg)
Differentiated Instruction
Teacher Decision Making
What an I teaching?
How will I teach?
Who am I teaching?
![Page 97: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/97.jpg)
South Carolina – Social Studies – Grade 6 GR6 - 6-3.2. Explain the development of English
government and legal practices, including the principles of the Magna Carta, its effect on the feudal system, and its contribution to the development of representative government in England. (P, H)
850L – 1150L
![Page 98: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/98.jpg)
The Making of the Magna Carta Junior Scholastic March 22, 1999 5 pages Presents a play depicting the
making of Great Britain’s Magna Carta under King John of England in the 1200’s
500L
![Page 99: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/99.jpg)
Survey of the Magna Carta Book – Events of the Middle Ages © 2002 3 pages Discusses the Magna Carta, the
charter signed by British King John in 1215 which outlined the feudal privileges…
770L
![Page 100: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/100.jpg)
The Meaning of the Magna Carta since 1215 History Today September, 2003 7 pages Considers how and why the Magna
Carta, the great charter of liberty granted by King John in 1215 that placed the English king under the law… 1350L
![Page 101: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/101.jpg)
Magna Carta: Exemplification of 1215 Article taken from Events of the Middle
Ages 2002 10 pages Reproduces the translation of the
Exemplification of 1215, the Magna Carta, also called the Great Charter, from the original Latin. Abuses of power … 1550L
![Page 102: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/102.jpg)
How must I assist my teachers in the effective use of Lexiles to increase student achievement?
Instructional Reading
![Page 103: Using Lexiles to Improve Student Achievement. Why Should We Care About Reading? Life’s Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship](https://reader036.vdocuments.us/reader036/viewer/2022062712/56649ca85503460f9496a9ad/html5/thumbnails/103.jpg)
Just as shoes must fit correctly for comfortable walking, books must match student readability for effective comprehension.