The Lexile FrameworkFor Reading
What Are Lexile Levels?
The Super Easy Explanation!
http://www.lexile.com/about-lexile/lexile-video/
Your Child’s Lexile Range
• Based on YOUR CHILD’s Assessment
– CRCT– SRI or Scholastic Reading
Inventory For grades 2, 4, and 7
100L Below and 50L Above your child’s measure
Advantages of Using Lexiles
• Lexile measures are based on your child alone, not on other children.
• Lexile measures should make it easier for your child to focus on what they read.
• The Lexile Framework will improve communication between you and your child’s teacher.
• The Lexile website can help your child find books that they want to read.
(Show Lexile site and Book Find)
What about Lexile Measure and Grade Equivalents
• The Lexile score represents a student's level on a developmental scale.
• Grade equivalents are from a norm referenced test, like the ITBS, and represents a student's ability level in comparison to other students who were also tested at that same grade level.
What About Accelerated Reader?
• AR measures books in a different way from Lexile.
• Like Lexile it too, matches books with a student’s reading level.
• STAR Reader determines the AR level of your child.
How Can You Help?
• Make sure your child reads every day.• The “More You Read, the More You Know” really
is true.• Help your child keep a reading log.• Reading logs are useful tools that can track of
– Time Spent Reading – Books Completed – Your Child’s Lexile Measure – The Lexile Measure of the Book.
More Ways to Help
• Use Destiny, your Media Center catalog.
http://internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/schools/Ellis/mc/default.aspx
• Use the Lexile site to find books that your child will like. www.lexile.com–www.barnesandnoble.com–WorldCat, the public library website
Remember!
• Your child should never be discouraged from reading a book based only on its Lexile measure.
• The Lexile Range is a number, and like any other number it is not the only way to evaluate your child.
Questions ?