Quantitative Analysis Flesch-Kincaid Grade Equivalent Flesch-Kincaid Grade Equivalent Lexile Measures: Sentence Length Number of Words in Text Average Number of Letters Per Word Measures: Sentence Length Word Frequency CCSS 3 Part Model

Two Quantitative Measures Conversion Table Conversion Table Common Core BandFlesch-Kincaid®The Lexile Framework® 2 nd - 3 rd th - 5 rd th – 8 th th – 10 th th - CCR Orange – Flesch-Kincaid Grade Equivalent Blue – Lexile Lexile Rating Select a passage or part of a text. Gather the two quantitative measures below. Quantitative data shows that placement between grades 4 and 8 would be appropriate.

Qualitative Analysis 4 Text Characteristics Structures Language Clarity Knowledge Demands Levels of Meaning Start with the lowest common core grade-level band circled from the quantitative analysis. 4 Qualitative Factors Rate your text from easiest to most difficult between bands. Beginning of lower (band) grade End of lower (band) grade Beginning of higher (band) to mid End of higher (band) grade Not suited to band Purpose/Meaning Structure Language Clarity Language Overall Placement

Informational Text Complexity Qualitative Rubrics Beginning of Lower Band to Mid End of Lower Band Beginning of Higher Band to Mid End of Higher Band Purpose and Meaning : References or allusions to other texts, outside ideas or theories are… NoneFewSomeMany Structure: Organization of main idea connects between ideas or events are… Text Features/Graphics: Indexes Headings Glossary Chapters Tables Titles Charts Bold Words Clear Predictable Chronological Description Implicit – subtle Evidence Generally sequence Cause/Effect Problem/Solution Deep Multiple pathways Discipline specific Compare/Contrast Intricate Specialized Investigative Inductive deductive Help understand text Simple Not essential Mostly supplemental Enhances content understanding Greatly enhances Integrated to text Sometimes essential to understanding text Extensive Intricate Necessary to understanding Information not otherwise included in text Language Clarity: Conventions are… Explicit literal Largely explicit Occasional complex meaning Complex Abstract Ironic Figurative Dense Complex Vocabulary: is… Contemporary Familiar Conversational Rarely unfamiliar or overly academic (mostly as prior) Somewhat complex language traits Sometimes unfamiliar Archaic Subject specific Overly academic Generally unfamiliar Ambiguous Misleading purposefully Sentence Structure Simple sentences Simple and compound Some complex construction Many complex sentences Subordinates, phrases, clauses, transitional words Mainly complex sentences Multiple concepts Knowledge Demand Subject matter knowledge is…. Everyday Knowledge Simple-Concrete No references to other texts Everyday Knowledge Some discipline- specific knowledge Simple and complicated ideas A few references to outside sources Moderate discipline-specific content knowledge Theory knowledge Range of ideas Challenging abstract concepts Some references to outside sources Extensive, specialized theory discipline-specific content Range of challenging ideas Many references to outside sources

Informational Text Complexity Reader and Task Considerations Cognitive Capabilities Does the reader possess the necessary attention to read and comprehend this specific text Will the reader be able to remember and make connections among the various details presented in this specific text? Does the reader possess the necessary critical/analytic thinking skills to understand the relationships between the main idea, purpose, and/or theme of the text and the various details used to support that main idea, purpose, and/or theme? Will this specific text help to develop the attention, memory, and critical/analytic thinking skills necessary for future reading endeavors? Reading Skills Does the reader possess the necessary inferencing skills to “read between the lines,” and make connections among elements that may not be explicit in this specific text? Does the reader possess the necessary visualization skills to imagine what is occurring or what is being described in this specific text? Does the reader possess the necessary questioning skills to challenge the ideas being presented in this text and consider those ideas from multiple points of view? Does the reader possess the necessary comprehension strategies to manage the material in this specific text? Will this specific text help to develop the inferencing skills, visualization skills, questioning skills, and comprehension strategies necessary for future reading endeavors? Motivation and Engagement with Task and Text Will the reader understand the purpose which might shift over the course of the reading experience for reading this specific text (i.e., skimming, studying to retain content, close reading for analysis, etc.)? Will the reader be interested in the content of this specific text?

How to Find the Grade Equivalent 1.Open Word 2.On the Tools Menu, Click Options 3.Select Proofing 4.Under When correcting grammar in Outlook, select the Check grammar with spelling check box. 5.Select the Show readability statistics check box. After you enable this feature, open a file that you want to check, and check the spelling, or copy and paste a text in a word document. When Outlook or Word finishes checking the spelling and grammar, it displays information about the reading level of the document. How to find the Lexile Prepare your passage to be analyzed: Before starting you must prepare your passage to be analyzed. Copy and paste the passage you want analyzed onto a word document. Save your passage. Then re-open and make a new copy of the passage by saving your passage and selecting Plain Text (instead of word document). A file conversion will appear. Select “Allow Character Substitution.” This is the document the Lexile analyzer will accept. 1.Go to the Lexile Framework for Reading: 2.Select Use Lexile Measures – then Lexile Analyzer 3.Register (or if you are a member sign in). This is free 4.Scroll down to My Tools (Lexile Analyzer) and select English or Spanish Analyzer (be sure to click on “I Have Access to…) not the professional user. 5.The Get a Lexile Text Measure will appear and Submit a File 6.Select Browse 7.Upload your passage and select “Submit” 8.Your Results will read: For our purposes you will only need the Lexile Measure (L) Lexile Measure Mean Sentence Length Mean Log Word Frequency Word Count