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1 The Lexile Framework ® for Reading Lexiles in the Classroom: II. Growing Stronger as Readers: Using Lexiles to Determine Readiness for Learning, Match Readers to Text Resources, and Chart Reading Growth Presented by: Rick Dills, Ed.D Retired Gresham-Barlow Director of Student Achievement Facilitator, MetaMetrics, Inc. Consultant, Educational Design & Development How do schools and teachers use Lexiles to foster and measure reading growth? ! Lexiles indicate reading “height” ! Lexiles help build reading “strength” ! Lexiles match readers to accessible text ! Lexiles measure reading growth and support tracking and reporting of improvement ! Lexiles facilitate communication with parents Kids Come in All Sizes

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The Lexile Framework®

for Reading

Lexiles in the Classroom:

II. Growing Stronger as Readers:Using Lexiles to Determine Readiness for

Learning, Match Readers to Text Resources,and Chart Reading Growth

Presented by: Rick Dills, Ed.D

Retired Gresham-Barlow Director of Student Achievement

Facilitator, MetaMetrics, Inc.

Consultant, Educational Design & Development

How do schools and teachers

use Lexiles to foster and

measure reading growth?! Lexiles indicate reading “height”

! Lexiles help build reading “strength”

! Lexiles match readers to accessible text

! Lexiles measure reading growth and support tracking and reporting of improvement

! Lexiles facilitate communication with parents

Kids Come in All Sizes

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Re

ad

ing

Sco

res in

Le

xile

s

…as Readers, Too

4th graders lined up by height?

Growth Trajectories for Height and Reading

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Grade

Lexile M

easu

re

Reading by Grade

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Age (Years)

Sta

nd

ing

Heig

ht

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Height by Age

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Source: Malbert Smith

Classroom Score Report

LOW

HIGH

Ran

ge =

757L

Lexcel

Elementary

4th Grade

Students

Teacher:

Alex Isles

Fall Scores (T1)(from a computer-based

Reading Inventory)

Sorted by Lexiles

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Text Demand Level by Grade

1100L to 1300L11th and 12th Grade

1100L to 1200L10th Grade

1050L to 1150L9th Grade

1000L to 1100L8th Grade

950L to 1075L7th Grade

850L to 1050L6th Grade

750L to 950L5th Grade

650L to 850L4th Grade

500L to 700L3rd Grade

300L to 500L2nd Grade

200L to 400L1st Grade

Typical Text Demand(from Lexile English Map)

Grade

Activity

Meeting Text Demands in Your Classroom

! What are the typical text measures for your grade levelclassroom? [Text Demand by Grade Chart]

! What is the Lexile range for your classroom?[Classroom Score Report]

! How well do your students “match up” with the typicaltexts at your level? With the actual texts in yourclassroom?

! What do you do to support students whose readinglevels don’t match your texts?

! What might you do? How might Lexiles help you?

Charting “Authentic” Growth with Lexiles

Lexile L

evel -

Text

& R

ead

ers

Adult Text Demands

TAKS Reading Standards - 05

Grade Level Text D

emands

Grade Level

Student’s State Test Scores

Student’s PAS Scores

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Meeting Text Demands: The “River”

! Text demands - in

school and life - are

like a river that

meanders over time.

! An authentic goal:

All students are able

to “swim in the river”

of text demands

throughout their lives.

Promoting Reading Growth

Big Idea:Reading Growth is like weight training…

Readers improve when they work with

materials that match their Lexile level

Building Reading Strength…

! A reader builds “strength” by reading

matched text - text that is within his/her

Lexile range.

! As a reader builds “strength,”

comprehension and the text level he or

she can comprehend increase.

! While tests help us estimate reading

ability, the the best measure of a reader’s

“strength” is the level of text he/she can

read and comprehend.

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How is reading growth like weight training?

The Classroom as a Reading “Gym”

! The levels of lifting (reading)ability vary - so should the levels ofchallenges.

! The weight (text level)can be adjusted to match theperson.

! A lifter (reader)gets stronger when challenged, butnot when overloaded.

! All lifters (readers) - no matterwhat their levels - can grow strongerin the same Gym (classroom).

Lexile Comprehension Model

Reader Ability (in Lexiles)

- Text Readability (in Lexiles)

Forecasted Comprehension

When RA - TR = 0, Comprehension = 75%

Predicting Comprehension & Matching

Text: The Lexile Calculator

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

-1000 -750 -500 -250 0 250 500 750

Reader - Text (in Lexiles)

Fo

rec

as

ted

Co

mp

reh

en

sio

n R

ate

75

Less Challenging

More Challenging

50%

90%

-50 to +100

Targeted textrange

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Activity

Predicting Comprehension

! How well do you predict your students

will comprehend a typical grade level

science text passage?! Students in the middle of your Lexile range?

! Students in the upper quarter of your Lexile

range?

! Students in the bottom half of your Lexile

range?

! Students at the bottom of your Lexile range?

Identifying a Student’s Lexile Range

! Review the student’s Lexile score

! “Round” the student’s score to the nearest 50L(when in doubt, round down)

! Subtract 100L and add 50L to get a Lexilerange

150-300250261Letisha

Lexile RangeRounded ScoreLexile ScoreStudent

Developing a Classroom Profile

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Activity

Grouping Students & Matching Text

1. Re-examine Lexile levels in your classroom.

2. “Round” students’ scores/ranges to the nearest 50L level(when in doubt, round down).

3. Build a Lexile range (100L below to 50L above) for eachstudent.

4. Cluster students who have similar Lexile ranges.

5. Chart in the range of typical text (or level of actual text)encountered at your grade level.

6. Group students for “text matching.”

7. Determine Lexile “target text” ranges for supplemental textneeded to match students’ Lexile ranges.

Student Groups for Text Matching

! Lexile levels match text range: able to read andcomprehend independently with growth

! Lexile levels above text range: may needsupplemental (higher Lexile) text to grow

! Lexile levels within 250L below text range: mayneed supplemental (lower Lexile) text to buildbackground and promote grow

! Lexile levels 250L+ below text range: needalternative materials to comprehend content

! Students outside the class range (either end): needalternative materials and instruction

Typical Grade 4Text Demands:

650-850L

Able to read and

comprehend textindependently and

grow as readers

May need supplemental

(higher Lexile) text to grow

May need supplemental

(lower Lexile) text to build

background and promote

growth

Will need alternative

materials and/or

scaffolding to

comprehend content,

avoid frustration, and

grow

Need alternative materials &

instruction

Need alternative materials &instruction

ScienceText

790L

850L-

1050L

600L-

900L

500L-700L

250L-550L

350L& below

Classroom Profile for Text Matching Text RangeTargets

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Activity

Profiling Your Students

Create a Text Matching Profile for your classroom.

! How do your students distribute within the fivetypical groups?

! What text range targets might you use in searching

for supplemental, matched text?

! What are the implications for instruction?

! What further information/resources do you need

so you can match text to your students and

encourage reading growth?

Scholastic Read 180

! Intervention based on Lexiletheory

! Matches texts to readersbased on Lexiles and interests

! Uses multi-media to buildinterest and background

! Instructional model translatesto regular classroom

Text Matching: A Vision of the Future

! Achieve 3000 KidBiz

and TeenBiz

! Online student

“news zine”

! Determines each

student’s Lexile

reading level

! Adjusts text level to

match student

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Text Matching: Finding Resources Now

Use Internet databases (EBSCO, Proquest) to:

! Find on-line periodical articles and

instructional resources by Lexile measure

! Build tiered supplemental reading lists on

content topics (to support differentiated

instruction)

! Support student web-quest activities

Stepping on the Scale

! Like a person’sweight,measurements ofreading growth canfluctuate based onmany factors.

! Schools, students,and parents shoulduse multiple Lexilemeasures to monitorgrowth over time.

Tracking Lexile Growth: Some Considerations

! Lexiles provide an authentic measure of readinggrowth - because they relate to text readability levels.

! “True” growth takes time - from 6 months to 2 yearsbefore significant changes may be seen.

! Students’ Lexile measure/range (derived from tests)are only estimates and subject to measurement error.

! Scores may fluctuate up and down over shorterperiods of time, especially for students on either end ofthe spectrum.

! The increasing Lexile level of text that a studentcan successfully read is still the most authenticmeasure of growth.

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Activity

Lexville Student Case Study! State Reading Test Scores:

! 3rd Grade Standard: 440L

! Teressa 3rd Grade Score: Not meeting - Lexile Equivalent: 410L

! 4th Grade Standard: 570L

! Teressa’s 4th Grade PAS scores: Sept-332L Dec-490L

Teressa

Observations: Teressa is an energetic andwilling student. Her reading fluency is typical ofher classmates, but in oral reading she seemsto “word call” and often does not comprehendwhat she reads. For independent reading, shechooses books that her more advanced friendsare reading, but often gets up and talks to otherstudents during reading time. She struggleswhen reading our science and social studiesbooks.

Communicating about Growth

! Explain both the power and limitations of

Lexiles as a measure of reading growth.

! Focus on ranges rather than specific numbers.

! Avoid referring to “grade levels” if possible.

! Use examples of books as reference points.

! Provide an honest picture of the student, but

also emphasize “destinations” and potential for

growth.

! Use a growth chart to picture growth graphically.

! Expect and celebrate growth for all students.

Chart Lexile Reading Growth Over Time

Lexile L

evel -

Text

& R

ead

ers

Adult Text Demands

OR Reading Standards

Grade Level Text D

emands

Grade Level

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Classroom

Growth Chart:

! Use the Lexile scale as anorganizer.

! Record Lexile measuresfrom tests to show how “tall”a reader measures atvarious points in time.

! Record Lexile measures ofbooks read to show how“strong” a reader is atvarious points in time.

! Use multiple measures toshow varied “snapshots” ofgrowth.

Example Reading Growth Chart

400L

1200L

800L

600L

1000L

4th grade science text: 790L

High school math text: 1150L

Teressa’s goal: Harry Potter

USA Today

Arthur books

4th grade reading series (ave.): 660L

Teressa’s Lexile Range:

3th Grade Spring [310-460L]

Teressa’s Lexile Range: 4th Grade Spring [585-735L]

Growth: 275L4th Grade

Standard: 570L

5th grade social studies text: 930L

Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day: 570L

Sept. SRI: 332L

Dec. SRI: 490L

State Test: 685L - Exceeds Standard!

3rd Grade State Test: 410L

Teressa

Classroom Growth Patterns

1Initial gains, but overall dropT1 to State Test

4Overall gains, but drop from T2to State Test

1No significant change

7Initial drop, but overall gains

from T1 to State Test

17Consistent gains T1 to T2 toState Test

Ave. Gains T1 to T2 = 87L

Ave. Gains T2 to ST = 68L

Ave. Gains T1 to ST = 155L

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Activity

Charting Growth in Your Classroom

! How might you create a growth chartfor your classroom?

! Use the Lexile template?

! Create your own chart?

! What “reference” points might you usefor all students (text scores, texts)?

! How might you involve students inmonitoring their own growth asreaders?

Michelle - 7th Grade Reading/LA

! Profiled all 7th grade reading classes for Lexile text matching

- provided scores to students

! Taught students (and parents) about Lexiles and lexile.com

resources

! Tracked reading growth with Lexile scores

! Organized curriculum (Lit anthology), independent readinglogs, and research assignments around Lexiles

! Taught reading strategies in relation to matched text

! Sent home newsletters and end-of-year growth summaries

focused on Lexiles

60% of students exceeded standards; average growth of 160L!

Contact Information

! 1.888.LEXILES

(1.888.539.4537)

! www.Lexile.com

! [email protected]

! [email protected]