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How much have I improved? January 5th & 6th, 2017 How much have I improved?

Essential Question How much do I control my learning? How much should I be responsible for? Spend 2-3 minutes discussing in small groups and be prepared to share.

Go to: msdavisflowers.wordpress.com Today you will… Take a reading inventory and turn in your paper with your lexile level recorded for a grade. Complete a reflection writing assignment. If time permits and everything else is done, you can spend the remainder of class working on your vocabulary.com assignment.

Scholastic Reading Inventory You will need one of the small sheets with instructions. Make sure that you follow the directions exactly. After completing the assessment, record your lexile score. After you have completed the assessment, filled in the form, and returned it to me, please work on your reflection writing assignment.

Reading Inventory Uses Lexile as measurement. It is an international measurement of reading level. Helps us know you as a reader and how to help you grow. The goal is for you to have Lexile growth from now to end of the year.

On-The-Job Text Requirements Teacher Car Mechanic Lawyer Nurse Video Game Designer Receptionist Retail Sales Clerk Manual Labor Construction Fast-Food Manager 900 700 1300-1500 1200 1100 1000

Real World Text Demands Student Loan Application 1270L W-4 Tax Form 1260L Apple Terms & Conditions 1480L Mortgage Application 1360L Safety Seat Directions 1170L Crib Assembly Instructions 1120L Standard Apartment Lease 1080L 900 700 1300-1500 1200 1100 1000 900

Lexile Measures Aligned to Job Requirements Labor Fast-Food Manager Clerk Craftsman Machinist Foreman Construction Sales Secretary Supervisor Executive Nurse Teacher Scientist

Career Cluster Occupation (Entry Level) Reading Material Lexile Measure Architecture & Construction Carpenter Personal Protective Equipment Manual 1060 Audiovisual Technology & Communication Printing/Graphics Technologist Publishing with Photo Shop 1430 Hospitality & Tourism New Hotel Employee Hilton Hotels- New Employee Packet 1330 Law & Public Safety Police Officer Emergency Response to Terrorism Manual 1260 Retail Sales & Service Sales Associate Dress Barn- Associate Handbook 1270 Scientific Research & Engineering Structural Engineering Technician Code Training Consortium 1130 Business & Administration General Office Staff Job Responsibilities- Medical Office Asst. 1210 Education & Training Assistant Teacher Head Start Staff Handbook 1370 Transportation Distribution & Logistics Automotive Technician Nissian Product Knowledge Reference Guides Health Science Emergency Medical Technician EMS Safety Techniques & Applications 1170

Go to the HISD homepage www. houstonisd Go to the HISD homepage www.houstonisd.org and scroll down to the Power Up HUB icon and click to open the HUB. Once in the HUB, click on More, with the down arrow and click Digital Resources.

Scroll down to the Reading Inventory icon Scroll down to the Reading Inventory icon. To enter the program, click on the Reading Inventory icon. Teachers and Students will be logged into the Reading Inventory automatically if they have logged onto the HUB with their HISD username and password.

When the screen opens, it will look somewhat like this When the screen opens, it will look somewhat like this. Click the Blue icon.

Reading Interest Survey: Pick 3 These choices do not affect your test passages or questions. It helps build a reading list at the end of the inventory. TRAINER Reading Interests After logging in and selecting the Reading Comprehension Assessment, students see a grade-appropriate reading interest survey. Students select up to three genres. The selected interests do not affect the test. The Reading Comprehension Assessment uses the selected interests and student Lexile measures to generate a personalized reading list at the end of the test. WEBINAR TIPS Monitor for activity in Chat and Participant Panel. Provide support as needed. TM ® & © Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. 05/04/15 LEXILE and LEXILE FRAMEWORK are registered trademarks of MetaMetrics, Inc.

You may be prompted to take a practice test. Ask for help if you don’t understand the directions to the test (before you begin).

After the practice test, you will take the Reading Inventory After the practice test, you will take the Reading Inventory. It will give you one paragraph at a time. -If you get a question wrong, the next one will be easier. -If you get a question right, the next one will be harder.

After the test you’ll be given a Lexile and a list of potential reading books. TRAINER Test Results Upon completing the test, each student sees the test results screen, which displays the student’s Lexile measure. This screen also displays a personalized list of age-appropriate books using the reading interests selected at the beginning of the test and the student’s Lexile measure. A Beginning Reader, with a BR Lexile measure, may receive fewer recommended books depending on the grade level. Encourage students to use this list to select books for independent reading. Students who complete the assessment on an iPad can carry it to the classroom library to easily refer to the list as they make their book selections. In addition, teachers can print out students’ Recommended Reading Reports including this information using the Scholastic Achievement Manager, or SAM, as we’ll discuss later. WEBINAR TIPS Use your Pointer to direct participants to the Lexile measure. Use your Pointer to direct participants to the Lexile measures of the recommended books. Monitor for activity in Chat and Participant Panel. Provide support as needed. TM ® & © Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. 05/04/15 LEXILE and LEXILE FRAMEWORK are registered trademarks of MetaMetrics, Inc. iPad is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.

Choosing a Book to Grow Your Lexile Use your Lexile score and choose a book with a Lexile that falls within your instructional reading range… 100 below your Lexile 50 above your Lexile Example: Lexile score = 550 Reading Range is 450 to 600.

After You Have Gotten Your Lexile Score Look at the chart that follows. Find the Proficiency section of the chart. It will be a shade of green. Find the grade level that your lexile level first appears. This is your grade level proficiency. If you are not currently at an 10th grade level, you will want to improve on your lexile reading score. Talk to me about things you can do to improve your score for next time. Remember, this does not indicate your intelligence, just your current reading level.

Lexile Level Proficiency Chart Grade Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced   K N/A BR 0-275 276 + 1 0-189 190-530 531 + 2 BR & 219 220-419 420-650 651 + 3 BR & 329 330-519 520-820 821 + 4 BR & 539 540-739 740-940 941 + 5 BR & 619 620-829 830-1010 1011 + 6 BR & 729 730-924 925-1070 1071 + 7 BR & 769 770-969 970-1120 1121 + 8 BR & 789 790-1009 1010-1185 1186 + 9 BR & 849 850-1049 1050-1260 1261 + 10 BR & 889 890-1079 1080-1335 1336 + 11/12 BR & 984 985-1184 1185-1385 1386 +

Essential Questions Assignment: (Answer on a sheet of paper Essential Questions Assignment: (Answer on a sheet of paper. There are four questions. So, there should be four answers. Answer in complete sentences. Only THOUROUGH, THOUGHTFUL paragraphs will be considered.) What lessons can we learn from our past mistakes/actions/choices? Reflect on the fall semester. How well did you do in your classes and beyond (work, personal life, etc.)? What will you do differently this semester? Why? What are your resolutions for the new year?

Launch! “Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” --William Jennings Bryan