The Lexile Framework for Reading
Starting second nine weeks supporting Common Core curriculum for Dodge City Public Schools while “reading” standards are part of the English/reading curriculum, Dodge City Middle School will focus on literacy achievement that supports the development of students’ reading skills across all subject areas. As a school we have developed a Motivate to Read plan that outlines Dodge City Middle schools commitment to improve individual student reading skills.
For this reason, students in grades 6–8 received a Lexile measure in addition to their Kansas Achievement scores. Along with the Lexile scores being provided to all parents during student led conferencing every student in our school will set a reading Lexile Goal. The reading Lexile goal will become a part of the each student’s portfolio. Students will also provide their parents with a list of reading tips that will help support reading in the home.
For this reason, students in grades 6–8 received a Lexile measure in addition to their Kansas Achievement scores. Along with the Lexile scores being provided to all parents during student led conferencing every student in our school will set a reading Lexile Goal. The reading Lexile goal will become a part of the each student’s portfolio. Students will also provide their parents with a list of reading tips that will help support reading in the home.
Lexile Book Database
The “Find a Book” Web site is the quickest and easiest way to search the Lexile Book Database for fiction and nonfiction titles at your child’s Lexile level. Whether your child is reading for school or for pleasure, this site will help you build custom reading lists on the subjects that interest your child the most—in five simple steps:
- GO TO www.lexile.com/findabook
- ENTER your child’s Lexile measure
- PICK your interest categories
- VIEW/REFINE your search results
- PRINT your custom reading list
What is Lexile Measures?The Lexile Framework® for Reading is an educational tool that matches students with reading materials using a common measure called a Lexile®. The Lexile Framework is unique in that it measures reading level and text difficulty on the same developmental scale. When used together, Lexile reader measures and Lexile text measures help parents to select books, articles, and other materials that match their child’s reading level. Targeting reading material at the child’s Lexile level can help to improve his or her comprehension, aid in completing school assignments, and builds upon and expands his or her personal interests.
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What should you know about Lexile measures?
- A Lexile measure represents both a child’s reading level and the difficulty of a text, like a book or magazine article.
- Lexile measures provide you with valuable information about your child’s reading level and helps to make reading practice more meaningful. Your child’s teacher may have used other appropriate assessments to determine a reading level for your child.
- Using the Lexile Book Database and an automated library media catalog, you can help your child choose books and other materials within his or her Lexile range (about 50L above and 100L below his or her Lexile measure).
- When your child reads text within his or her Lexile range, he or she is likely to comprehend enough of the text to make sense of it, while still being sufficiently challenged to maintain interest and learning.
- While Lexile measures target the difficulty of a text, they do not measure the appropriateness of the content. For example, a text with a low Lexile measure may not contain appropriate material for the students within that text’s range.
- Lexile measures do not translate specifically to grade levels. Within a classroom, there will be a range of readers and a range of materials to be read.
- Lexile measures track reading growth over time and across content areas, no matter what grade your child is in.