LEXILES: Making Sense of a Reading Measure

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LEXILES: Making Sense of a Reading Measure

Reading Levels Are Reading Levels Are Not A tool to help find the right reading material Reading Levels Are Not A measure of maturity level The only tool used to locate reading materials Interests Self selection

Lexile Measure A Lexile is a standard score developed by MetaMetrics Lexiles: Making Sense of a New Score 2006 Curriculum Director's Conference September 20, 2006 Lexile Measure A Lexile is a standard score developed by MetaMetrics Endorsed by the GaDOE Matches a student’s reading ability with difficulty of text material Interpreted as the level of book that a student can read with 75% comprehension 75% - level identified by experts as offering the reader a certain amount of comfort and yet still offering a challenge Georgia Department of Education: Testing Division

Lexiles: Making Sense of a New Score 2006 Curriculum Director's Conference September 20, 2006 Georgia and Lexiles GaDOE issues Lexile measures for the Georgia Milestones Assessment System. Students receive a Lexile measure along with their regular scale score for the Milestones EOG or EOC in ELA. Georgia Department of Education: Testing Division

Lexile Bands Grade Band “Stretch” Lexile Band K-1 N/A 2-3 420-820L 4-5 6-8 925L-1185L 9-10 1050L-1335L 11-CCR 1185L-1385L

Accessing the Find A Book Tool Lexiles: Making Sense of a New Score 2006 Curriculum Director's Conference September 20, 2006 Accessing the Find A Book Tool Lexil Book Finder Video available on Employee Center page Georgia Department of Education: Testing Division

What if a book or document isn’t in the Lexile database? Use the Lexile Analyzer – must register Or you can ask me 

Accelerated Reader and Lexiles Lexiles: Making Sense of a New Score 2006 Curriculum Director's Conference September 20, 2006 Accelerated Reader and Lexiles *This relational table is from Renaissance Learning, Inc. (2002). It is a suggested relationship and is not considered official by either Ren Learn or MetaMetrics. Source: http://www.nacs.k12.in.us/mcms/6thGrade/ARLEX.html Georgia Department of Education: Testing Division

Free Resources * BMS Media Center Print and eBooks Gwinnett/Hall County Public Libraries ReadWorks.org Free Non-fiction passages *Video on Employee Center page