1. Lexile.com a division of MetaMetrics, Inc. www.lexile.com Association of Test Publishers Tucson, Arizona February 26-28, 2001

2. Lexile.com How to contact us— n 1-888-LEXILES (1-888-539-4537) n www.lexile.com

3. Lexile.com MetaMetrics SBIR Grant Awards Awarding Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

4. Lexile.com “Unification” in Science Temperature 1700 Time 1890 Reading 2000

5. Lexile.com The Three Components of the Lexile Framework The Lexile Map The Lexile Analyzer Linking Technology Test of Reading Comprehension

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8. Lexile.com How are readers placed on the map? Harcourt BraceSAT9 SDRT MAT8 CTB/McGraw-HillTerraNova Assessment Series RiversideGates-MacGinitie Reading Test ScholasticSRI and SRI-Interactive iRead NWEAAchievement Level Item Bank NCDPINorth Carolina End-of-Grade Test Utah[under development] TEA[under development]

9. Lexile.com What is a non-proprietary standard? n How many ways can you place a student on the scale? n How many publishers have adopted the standard? n How many companies can participate in a marketing presentation?

10. Lexile.com Lexile Measure Book Distributors & Databases Baker & Taylor, Ingram, Follett, Booksource, Sundance, RR Bowker*, Muze* Test Publishers Harcourt Educational Measurement, CTB-McGraw-Hill, Riverside, NWEA, North Carolina Dept. of Public Instruction Reading Motivation Scholastic Reading Counts!, Read 180, Success for All, HOSTS, On-line Reader (EBSCO), Hooked on Phonics On the Internet N2H2, MediaSeek, 21st Century Teachers, Family Education Network, Edvision Publishers Scholastic, Rigby, Modern Curriculum, Lee & Low, Steck-Vaughn, Millbrook, Lerner, West, Rosen, Crabtree, Dominee, Pearson, Globe-Fearon, Holt, Harcourt, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, DK Publishing, Rand McNally, Scott Foresman, Leapfrog, Hampton Brown, Troll, The Wright Group* School, Public Libraries Follett Library Services (Lexiles are in MARC Records, field 521), MetaVue, Mackin, Sagebrush Technologies Periodical Database EBSCO, NoveList Prebinders Permabound, Econoclad, DEMCO, Booksource, Bound-To-Stay Bound, Everbind* *denotes pending Textbook Publishers Houghton Mifflin, Harcourt School Publishers, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, Globe- Fearon, Holt, Scott Foresman A Report Card on the Unification of Reading Federal Initiatives Reading Excellence Act America Reads Challenge

11. Lexile.com Connecting Readers to Books Reach for Tomorrow600L Hedgehogs in the Hall610L Frida Maria: A Story of the Old Southwest620L Mystery on Stage, The630L Firehouse Mystery, The640L Art Lesson, The650L Winter660L Follow My Leader670L Look What Came From India680L Forgotten Filly, The690L ResultsLexile measure

12. Lexile.com Thematic Book Search Earth810L 1000 Facts About SpaceIG 870L Enchantress from the Stars910L Astronomy Smart Junior930L Journey to the Planets950L ResultsLexile measure

13. Lexile.com Connecting Text to Tests Hedgehogs in the Hall Item Calibration 670L Mandy gasped. The bundle, about the size of a football, was in fact rocking and rolling forward of its own accord. "Don't touch it!” she said. She pulled at James's sleeve. She James. Ajoined Bcalled Cwarned Dinvited Hedgehogs in the Hall Item Calibration 520L "You realize we have less than a week to set up this refuge!” Mandy told James. ”Simon says we have to let them go as soon as they're ready, so they can hibernate through the winter. The nights are already turning frosty!” Mandy wanted to ______. Aagree Bhurry Csleep Dleave

14. Lexile.com Portrait of a 3rd-Grade Reader n What does “on grade-level” at third grade mean?

15. Lexile.com Last Grade Completed Data: National Adult Literacy Study (1992) Reader measure (in Lexiles)

16. Lexile.com Current Job Data: National Adult Literacy Study (1992) Reader measure (in Lexiles)

17. Lexile.com Data: National Adult Literacy Study (1992) Reader measure (in Lexiles)

18. Lexile.com Literacy Demands of Various Adult Roles n Workplace n Continuing Education n Citizenship n Moral, Ethical, and Legal n Entertainment

19. Lexile.com Five Faces of Adult Literacy n Workplace 1100L to 1400L n Continuing Education –Community College1100L to 1300L –University1200L to 1400L n Citizenship (newspapers) –USA Today1200L –New York Times1380L n Morals, Ethics, Religion –The Bible: King James Version (revised)1400L –Koran1500L –Torah1500L –The Book of Mormon (1830)1150L n Entertainment (novels) 800L to 1000L –Patricia Cornwell, All That Remains870L –Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember1010L –Stephen King, Pet Sematary970L

20. Lexile.com Newspaper/News Wire Lexile Analysis Source Charlotte Observer USA Today Miami Herald Associated Press Chicago Tribune Wall Street Journal Los Angeles Times Washington Post New York Times Number of Words 109,389 111,067 104,562 112,601 111,830 173,927 109,367 116,057 118,043 Lexile measure 1120L 1200L 1310L 1320L 1330L 1350L 1380L

21. Lexile.com Anywhere, Anytime Assessment of Reading Comprehension n General objectivity makes theory-based item calibrations possible. n Software can evaluate candidate sentences from any text base. n Software can choose foils that are the same part of speech, but semantically inappropriate.

22. Lexile.com Anywhere, Anytime Assessment of Reading Comprehension n Reader measures are expressed in Lexiles, and, thus, are immediately actionable. n Items become transient commodities, thus, inverting the value equation in testing.

23. Lexile.com Single-Sentence Reading Items It’s a ____________ to the job you did with him that he was able to perform so well in class. testament prophecy forgery nomination 920L Suddenly the dog’s claws were scratching for ____________ on the slick rock as it charged explosively in pursuit of the birds. traction manifold recession subsistence 1220L With his carefully trained mind and eyes, Jonathan read rapidly, assorting and assimilating information, lightly underlining ____________ facts he wanted to refer to later. cogent laconic comatose histrionic 1530L

24. Lexile.com Workplace Applications n Text Environments n Reader measures n Forecasted Comprehension n Learnability and Learning Ability— readiness for training n Information Processing—reading and writing

25. Lexile.com Multiple Measures on a Common Metric n Life science and life cycle perspective n Growth trajectories

26. Lexile.com Reading and Writing measured in a common metric n Unifying the measurement of reading and writing n Specifications for a writing assessment