1. LEXILES AND YOU

3. An Analogy: Lexiles are like inches… A universal, accurate measurement system Used to measure a student’s current “size” and growth over time Not grade specific - students come in different sizes and grow at different rates

4. The Lexile Framework ® for Reading Allows us to… reader ability text readability Lexiles Measure reader ability and text readability with a common metric: Lexiles comprehension Forecast the level of comprehension a reader is expected to experience with a particular text

5. June 18, 2007Edvance Research, Inc.5 Comparing Text Difficulty and Person Ability Person Ability Text Difficulty 750 1000 1250 500 250 Expected Comprehension Rate 25% 50% 75% 90% 95% 1000 1250 500 250

6. Forecasted Comprehension Rates Reader measure – text calibration = O Lexiles 75% comprehension rate Reader measure – text calibration = -250 Lexiles 50% comprehension rate Reader measure – text calibration = +250 Lexiles 90% comprehension rate

7. June 18, 2007Slide 7 Standard: 2100 TAKS 1015 Lexile Higher Ed: 2200 TAKS 1170 Lexile Commended: 2400 TAKS 1490 Lexile TAKS Performance Standards Overlay on Text Demands (adapted from Williamson, 2006a) 7

8. Text Demand Level by Grade  Lexile researchers analyzed representative grade level texts to determine the text demands for different grade levels.  Students’ Lexile measures can help predict how well they will be able to comprehend the texts they will face. Grade in School Typical Text Demand (from Lexile Research & Map) 7th Grade950L to 1075L 8th Grade1000L to 1100L 9th Grade1050L to 1150L 10th Grade1100L to 1200L 11th and 12th Grade1100L to 1300L Beyond High School Average Text Demand (from Lexile Research) Military (training/field manuals) 1180L Citizenship (newspapers, voting, jury) 1230L Workplace (workplace study materials) 1260L Postsecondary - first two yrs (textbooks) 1355L

9. Lexile Analysis of Occupational Reading Materials Career ClusterOccupation (Entry Level) Reading MaterialLexile Measure Agriculture & Natural Resources Ag Business Assistant Best Management Practices – Livestock & Poultry Operations 1510 Architecture & Construction CarpenterPersonal Protective Equipment Manual 1060 Arts, Audiovisual Technology & Communications Printing/Graphics Technologist Publishing with PhotoShop 1430

10. Career ClusterOccupation (Entry Level) Reading MaterialLexile Measure Hospitality & Tourism New hotel employee Hilton Hotels – New Employee Packet 1330 Law & Public Safety Police OfficerEmergency Response to Terrorism 1260 Retail/Wholesale Sales & Service Sales AssociateDress Barn – Associate Handbook 1270 Scientific Research/ Engineering Structural Engineering Technician Penn. Code training consortium 1130

11. Career ClusterOccupation (Entry Level) Reading MaterialLexile Measure Business & Administration General Office Staff Job Responsibilities – Medical Office Asst. 1210 Education and Training Assistant Teacher Head Start Staff Handbook 1370 Transportation, Distribution & Logistics Automotive Technician Nissan Product Knowledge Reference Guides 1270 Health ScienceEmergency Medical Technician EMS Safety Techniques and Applications 1170

12. Hunger Games – 800 The Outsiders – 750 Of Mice and Men – 630 To Kill a Mockingbird – 870 Fahrenheit 451 – 890 Animal Farm – 1170 Julius Caesar – 1330 The Great Gatsby – 1070 Beowulf - 1190

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