1. Lexile Assessment  Children will take new computerized reading assessment as fifth graders  Short reading passages with a single multiple choice question that follows  Passages become more difficult as they answer correctly looking for their instructional reading level  You will receive a print out of that level with your child’s score

2. Lexile Assessment Sample

3. What level did my child score at?

4. Using Lexiles to choose books for your child  http:// Lexile.com  http://bookwizard.scholastic.com  Book list attached to your child’s level  Note: Just because you child CAN read and understand a book at a high level, doesn’t mean that it is appropriate for them. Example: Twilight

5. What are the DRA and Lexile benchmarks?  Fifth grade Lexile levels around 700  DRA levels  Fall 40  Winter 40/50  Spring 50