How do I find Lexiles for texts or other materials I use? The ODE website links you to two resources eracy/lexiles/  Textbooks  Books  Resources  Databases

ODE Main Page: Click Teachers

Teacher Page – 2 Ways to Access OSLIS Lexile resources

Lexile Page on ODE website Click here

Teacher Page Access OSLIS Directly Click OSLIS

OSLIS - Select the level you teach

Secondary How To Select appropriate category

Middle School Search Select one or more Databases

Three Ways to Apply Lexiles to Lexiled Databases 1.Use the Lexile Reading Level Drop Down Box 2.Enter Lexile Reading Score 3.Use Field Codes (lx )

1.Use the Lexile Reading Level Drop Down Box Enter topic and select a Lexile range

Search Results Number of Articles Lexile measure

2. Use the Lexile Reading Score Box Use hyphen before or after the Lexile Note: Hyphen before the Lexile limits the search to material at or below that Lexile Hyphen after the Lexile limits the search to material at or above that Lexile

Search Results Number of Articles Lexile measure

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3. Use Field Codes – Range Enter topic and Lexile range lx Formula for Lexile Range: “and lx Lexile-Lexile”

Search Results Number of Articles Lexile measure

Field Codes – Maximum Enter topic and Lexile maximum lx Formula for Lexile Maximum: “and lx -Lexile”

Search Results Number of Articles Lexile measure

Field Codes – Minimum Enter topic and Lexile minimum lx Formula for Lexile Minimum: “and lx Lexile-”

Search Results Number of Articles Lexile measure

Did We Meet Our Goals? 1.What is the relationship between Lexiles and student comprehension? 2.How can Lexiles help match readers to texts? 3.Could you use the Lexile measure of each student to access appropriate reading materials for meeting Oregon’s content standards? 4.How can you access Lexiled research databases?