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Who, What, and WHY!!!Who, What, and WHY!!!
Let me explain….Let me explain….
Who?Who?MetaMetricsMetaMetrics
Linking Assessment with Instruction Linking Assessment with Instruction
Scientifically based measures of student Scientifically based measures of student achievement that achievement that
link assessment with instruction, link assessment with instruction,
foster better educational practices, foster better educational practices,
and improve learning and improve learning
by matching students to materials that meet by matching students to materials that meet and challenge their abilities. and challenge their abilities.
What?
WHY!!!!WHY!!!!
Links a reader to a textLinks a reader to a text Predicts levels of comprehensionPredicts levels of comprehension Track growth over timeTrack growth over time
Matches text readability (difficulty) Matches text readability (difficulty) with the reader’s ability to construct with the reader’s ability to construct meaning (comprehension)meaning (comprehension)
What It Is…What It Is…
Indicates where a student will be able Indicates where a student will be able to read to growto read to grow
Targets a student where he isTargets a student where he is Indicates level student will comprehend Indicates level student will comprehend
informationinformation
What It Is Not…What It Is Not…
Not an indicator of grade or content Not an indicator of grade or content appropriatenessappropriateness
Not a reading programNot a reading program Not a be all, end all numberNot a be all, end all number
The 75% RuleThe 75% Rule
75% comprehension rate a student will 75% comprehension rate a student will grow as a reader, the reader will stretchgrow as a reader, the reader will stretch
A 750 reader with a 750 book will A 750 reader with a 750 book will comprehend 75% of the textcomprehend 75% of the text
At 75%, the student is not bored and not At 75%, the student is not bored and not frustratedfrustrated
Anything below 50% is not Anything below 50% is not comprehensioncomprehension
Finding Lexiled InformationFinding Lexiled Information
http://go-kids.grolier.com/http://go-kids.grolier.com/
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/middle/index.htm (middle school middle/index.htm (middle school zone) zone)
http://www.lexile.com/findabook/ http://www.lexile.com/findabook/
Independent ReadingIndependent Reading Independent reading is important to Independent reading is important to
a student for a student for Developing reading skillsDeveloping reading skills Growing as a readerGrowing as a reader Expanding knowledgeExpanding knowledge Love of readingLove of reading
Using Lexiles for Independent Reading is Using Lexiles for Independent Reading is useful to help students choose books useful to help students choose books
that are interesting and not frustrating…that are interesting and not frustrating…
HOWEVER…..HOWEVER…..Students should be allowed choices andStudents should be allowed choices and
some leeway with Independent Readingsome leeway with Independent Reading
A Series (Warriors)A Series (Warriors) A Challenge (Harry Potter)A Challenge (Harry Potter) For Fun For Fun
What Do You Read at the What Do You Read at the Beach?Beach?
John Grisham 680 – 810John Grisham 680 – 810 Nicholas Sparks 790 – 970Nicholas Sparks 790 – 970 Mary Higgins Clark 630 - 960Mary Higgins Clark 630 - 960
Why aren’t you reading Why aren’t you reading Pride and Prejudice? Pride and Prejudice?
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So back to the 75% ruleSo back to the 75% rule It is okay if a student gets a book a little It is okay if a student gets a book a little
lower than his lexilelower than his lexile He will have a higher comprehension rateHe will have a higher comprehension rate
What’s wrong with a 85% or 95% comprehension?What’s wrong with a 85% or 95% comprehension?
It is okay if a student gets a book a little It is okay if a student gets a book a little higher than his lexilehigher than his lexile He will have a little lower comprehension rateHe will have a little lower comprehension rate
As long as the percent is not at 50% or below he is As long as the percent is not at 50% or below he is comprehending some of the text.comprehending some of the text.
If it is a book/subject he is interested in, he will be If it is a book/subject he is interested in, he will be motivated to try to read and understand, thus motivated to try to read and understand, thus increasing his skills and growthincreasing his skills and growth
Another TOOL to help us insure that Another TOOL to help us insure that our students are learning, retaining our students are learning, retaining
and growingand growing