1. & The Common Core Standards promote that students should be ready for college and career after high school. The most important factor for readiness is a student’s ability to read and understand texts of steadily increasing complexity as they progress through school. The Lexile ® Framework provides valuable insights into student readiness by measuring both the complexity of college and career texts and a student's ability to comprehend these texts. 1

2. Lexile Bands Grade Band Current Lexile Band “Stretch” Lexile Band K-1n/aN/A 2-3450L-725L420L-820L 4-5645L-845L740L-1010L 6-8860L-1010L925L-1185L 9-10960L-1115L1050L-1335L 11-CCR1070L-1220L1185L-1385L 2 These “stretch” Lexile bands are based on the Common Core State Standards – Appendix A – updated in July 2012. These “stretch” bands reflect the demand of text that students should be reading—and at which grades—to make sure they are ultimately prepared for the reading demands of college and careers.

3. How can we help a child’s lexile number increase/reading ability increase?

4. Let’s Star With… Help students to identify their Lexile level… CRCT data Aimsweb Data

5. What Lexile Info Is Provided on CRCT? Sample Student Score Report from CRCT provides: ─ Lexile information in parent friendly format. ─ Lexile score and Lexile range. ─ An explanation on how to use the information. ─ Sample titles individualized for each student. These are categorized into a Leisure reading range and a Challenging reading range. Note: Similar information is on the CRCT-M Individual Student Report.

6. Once Level is Identified… Allow students to read 50 points above and 100 points below their Lexile Level. Example: Student’s level after AIMSWEB/CRCT = 750 Students should practice their reading looking for a lexile range of 650-800

7. Let’s continue with… Allow students time to practice reading ◦ Library visits ◦ Setting Goals (See Media Center Webpage for goals) ◦ Using AR for practice at Home(See Media Webpage for PPT on AR)

8. Set Goals Grade Gr. K Gr. 1 Gr. 2 Gr. 3 Gr. 4 Gr. 5 *Celebration Dates Points by January 122028406080*January (TBA) Points by April1830506590105*April (TBA) Required Percentage 80% GradeThis year’s Goal K220 sight words 1600 sight words 2170 increase in Lexile number 3205 increase in Lexile number 4235 increase in Lexile number 5175 increase in Lexile number AR Point Score Chart Lexile Increase Goal Chart Students will have individualized goals based on their individual reading levels. The students that meet his/her reading goals will be honored at the end of the year! For more information on Lexile Levels please visit the NMES Media Webpage. AR Score must be 80% or higher. New Manchester’s 2013-2014 Lexile Level & AR Goals.

9. LEXILE.COM FIND A BOOK

10. AR BOOKFINDER & RENAISSANCE HOME CONNECT

11. Questions