Using Lexiles in the Classroom Selecting Materials that Target Your Students
Selecting Materials for a Standards-Based Lesson Lesson Title ______________ Grade ____ LEXILE RANGE OF CLASS: _________________________ TEACHING MATERIALS/TEXT: LEXILE RESOURCES FROM OSLIS: DATABASELEXILE CONTENT-AREA STANDARDS: READING STANDARDS: WRITING STANDARDS: RESEARCH STANDARDS: SPEAKING STANDARDS: CAREER-RELATED LEARNING STANDARDS:
ODE Main Page: Click Teachers
Teacher Page Access Searchable Standards Click here
Access Searchable Standards 1. Select a Subject 2. Choose a Strand 3. Select a Grade and click Search
Locate the Standard 1. Scroll down to view standards 2. Highlight and copy appropriate standard(s)
Filling In the Template 4. Customize the template (title, grade, specific content area) 3. Paste standard(s) into template
Teacher Page Access Subjects Click Subjects
Go to English Language Arts Click here
Select English/Language Arts Grade-Level Standards Click here
Select Your Grade-Level Choose Word or RTF only
Locate Appropriate Standards 1. Scroll to find standard 2. Highlight and copy standard
Paste Standard into Template 3. Paste into template
To Remove Shading Go to Format, Borders and Shading, click on the Shading tab Select No Fill and click OK
Template The shading has been removed
Repeat this Process Continue to paste standards Enter the Lexile range for your class
Enter Your Textbook Enter text you currently use
Finding Lexiled Articles Now let’s search OSLIS for Lexiled articles
Select Database(s) and Conduct Search
Search Results
Select Resource and Copy Highlight selected resource and copy
Insert Resource into Template Paste resource into template and remove extra wording Insert Database(s) and Lexile measure
Conduct a New Search Try different key words and Click Search
Search Results Highlight selected resource and copy
Repeat the Process Paste information into template
Did We Meet Our Goals? 1.What are the basic components of differentiated instruction? 2.Are you able to use OSLIS to locate resources that support Oregon ’ s content standards and meet the Lexile range of students in your classroom? 3.Are you able to use content standards ’ documents on the ODE website and the “ Selecting Materials for a Standards-based Lesson ” template to begin lesson design incorporating differentiated texts?