Using Lexiles to Manage Reading Comprehension

Intended Accomplishments

Deepen understanding of LexilesExplore possible applications for Lexile

resources Apply Lexile data to instructional practiceExamine Lexile laddering

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I use Lexiles to support learners in a variety of ways.

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Not at all

Very much

Some-what

Quite a bitA

little

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What do we know about

Lexiles?

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Lexile Question #1What does Lexile

measure?Both text difficulty and reader comprehension

Lexile Question #2How does Lexile measure

text?By evaluating syntactic complexity and semantic

difficulty

Lexile Question #3How are student Lexile

scores determined?They are assessed through the MAP Reading

test, linked to the RIT scale, though not a direct equivalency because literal

comprehension and vocabulary skills are more heavily weighted in arriving at the

Lexile scores

Lexile Question #4Where can student Lexile

scores be found?On the Teacher and Class Reading Reports,

the Online Individual Student Progress Report, in the Dynamic Reporting Suite

Teacher Lexile Report and Student Booklist Report

Lexile Question #5What are three things Lexile

doesn’t evaluate?Any of these: genre, quality, theme, interest

of student in topic, developmental appropriateness of content for the reader

Lexile Doesn’t Evaluate

Genre: New genres may need more teacher support.

Theme: A low/high Lexile score doesn’t mean the book’s theme is appropriate for children.

Content: New content or topics may need to have new vocabulary and concepts pre-taught.

Interest: Students may successfully read more difficult text if the material is of high-interest to them.

Quality: Lexile doesn’t evaluate how well-written or engaging a book will be.

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A Lexile Range Represents

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LexileNWEA RIT

600L

700L750L

205 } Guided Instruction (+50) 75% Comprehension } Independent (-100)

Lexile CodesBR – Beginning Reading: Simple Books

NC – Non-Conforming Text: Semantics/Syntax advanced for content

NP – Non-Prose Text: 50% non-prose; plays, songs, or work without punctuation.

AD – Adult Directed Text: Read aloud recommended

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Lexile Literature1700 - Discourse on the

Method…1400 - The Scarlet Letter1300 - Brown vs. Board of Ed.1200 - War and Peace1100 - Pride and Prejudice1000 - Black Beauty900 - Tom Swift in the Land of

Wonders

800 - The Adventures ofPinocchio

700 - Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery

600 - A Baby Sister for Frances500 - The Magic School Bus

Inside the Earth400 - Frog and Toad are Friends300 - Clifford’s Manners

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A Frameworks HandoutM

Lexile Map

Personal UseAetna Health Care Discount Form (1360)Medical Insurance Benefit Package (1280)Application for Student Loan (1270)Federal Tax Form W-4 (1260) Installing Your Child Safety Seat (1170)Microsoft Windows User Manual (1150)G.M. Protection Plan (1150)DVD Player Instructions (1080)

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Web Resources Lexile Book Database

Searchable index of trade books and textbooks in English and Spanish

Lexile Analyzer Analyze .txt files

Analyze student writing

Lexile Power Vocabulary Lexile Reading Pathfinders

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Lexile Website

Lexiles and Follett

Lexiles and Follett

Lexile Across Content Areas

MathematicsScienceSocial StudiesInstructional Strategies:Provide supplemental reading materials and

additional digital contentBe cognizant of the lexile level textbooks and

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Linking Lexiles to Teacher Reports

Dynamic Reporting Suite Lexile Report

Lexile Student Booklist

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Dynamic Reporting Suite: Lexile Report

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Dynamic Reporting Suite: Teacher Resources

Booklists generated automatically without going to the Lexile web site

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Lexile LaddersStudent Lexile levels can be laddered to

create a resource document for lessonsInstructional Strategies:Unit PlanningSpecial Education teachersMedia SpecialistsDifferentiated Instruction

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Communicating with Parents

Support selection of appropriate contentVacation reading listsVariety of reading materials

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Families Link

Other Lexile UsesGenerate student booklistsExamine library collections relative to

student reading levelsCode classroom librariesIndividualized Education PlansDifferentiated InstructionStudent Goal Setting

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Reflection1. How might you use resources available on

the Lexile web site?2. How can you support instruction in the

classroom with this information?3. What ideas might you have for using

Lexiles in your school and district as well as individually?

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Sustaining the Momentum

Consider how you will implement what you’ve learned in the:Next monthNext semesterNext year

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A Workbook p. 42M