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Lexile Codes
These codes help determine developmental approriateness, not jst a Lexile score for text.
AD: Adult directed (Picture boks to read aloud)
NC: Non-conforming (Doesnot match interest level)
HL: High-interest, Low-readability (Reluctant teens)
IG Illustrated Guide (Indenpendent pieces like encyclopedias)
GN: Graphic novel (Speech bubbles)
BR Beginning Reading (Emergent reader)
NP Non prose (Poems, plays, songs, alphabet books)
Lexile Scale
from Lexile Site- http://lexile.com
Typical Reader and Text Measures by Grade
|
Grade |
Reader Measures |
Text Measures (from the Lexile Map) 25th - 75th percentile |
| 1 | Up to 300L | 200L to 400L |
| 2 | 140L to 500L | 300L to 500L |
| 3 | 330L to 700L | 500L to 700L |
| 4 | 445L to 810L | 650L to 850L |
| 5 | 565L to 910L | 750L to 950L |
| 6 | 665L to 1000L | 850L to 1050L |
| 7 | 735L to 1065L | 950L to 1075L |
| 8 | 805L to 1100L | 1000L to 1100L |
| 9 | 855L to 1165L | 1050L to 1150L |
| 10 | 905L to 1195L | 1100L to 1200L |
| 11 and 12 | 940L to 1210L | 1100L to 1300L |
Readability and Common Core Standards
- Staircase of DifficultyHistory and new ranges- complexity
Basic Readability
Reading Ability can vary from type of text, vary from day to day, vary within a text.
The average teacher reads at a 1400 Lexile.
Lexiles are the current measure of readability often the text and the reading ability of the person. For the first time, this measure claims a correlation between the two.
Readability formulas are based on word familiarity (semantic) measures by word frequency an/or word length and sentence complexity (synthatic) sentence length. It is smeant to predict text comprehensibility and reading difficulty.
- LexilesCurrent system used for textbooks, trade boks, tests. Deptartment of Education recognizes. Proprietary.
- Lexile Analyzer ToolClick under the TOOLS tab.
Free registration to upload your ownexamples of text. Must be in RTF (save as in MS Word).
What is Readability?
Readability formulas are based on sentence length, syllabication, and word counts. they are typically done by computers with some formulas with more details than others.
- LexilesLexiles are the current Department of Education method of determining readability.
- Interpreting Lexiles with Online Informational TextCritique of Readability Formulas and Lexiles and their research with scientific content texts. By Elizabeth H. Heibert for Apex Learning.
- Cheryl Stephens Plain Language ResourcesThis article answers basic questions about readability and distinguishes between readable and readability formulas.
- Schrock Readability SitesKathy Schrock's Guide to Frye Readability Graph and other online sources.
Readability Tools
- UK Dairy Science Readability/Writability CalculatorCut and paste box with only two formulas.
- Online UtilityCut and past text into the box.
- Writing Sample AnaylzerThis cut and paste box centers on the Flesch and Fog indices.
EWU Databases with Lexiles
- Novelist This link opens in a new windowReader's advisory content for fiction books, including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, and recommended reading lists.
- Novelist K-8 Plus This link opens in a new windowReader's advisory compilations for a younger audience. Includes descriptions of fiction and non-fiction books, read-alikes, book discussion guides, award lists, and recommended reading lists.
- Primary Search This link opens in a new windowDatabase of magazines and sources for upper elementary school. Includes key children's magazines.
EWU Databases for More Youth Material
- MAS Ultra - School Edition (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowArticles from popular magazines useful at the high school level, plus entries from reference books.