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Books for Struggling Readers Grades 5-12 IRC Conference 2012. Studies and Research Committee Thursday, March 15, 1:45-2:45, Center B 4W Chair: Elizabeth Goldsmith-Conley Boomer Crotty Pamela Godt Katie Ludes Karen Walker. Agenda. Introductions Handouts - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Books for Struggling ReadersGrades 5-12
IRC Conference 2012
Studies and Research CommitteeThursday, March 15, 1:45-2:45, Center B 4W
Chair: Elizabeth Goldsmith-ConleyBoomer CrottyPamela GodtKatie Ludes
Karen Walker
Agenda
• Introductions• Handouts
Picking Appropriate Books2 Book Lists Book Rating Form Conversion TableWiki Directions Evaluation FormAudience Book Suggestions
• Defining struggling versus reluctant readers• Strategies for picking appropriate books• Wiki - sample page• Book presentations• Filling out Audience Suggestion Form/ Audience suggestions• Evaluation/ Book Rating Form
Finding Appropriate Books for the Struggling Reader
Choosing the right level
1. Independent LevelBooks students can read on their own with noadult help
2. Instructional Level Books students can read with a little adult help
3. Frustration LevelBooks that are too hard
Independent Level The text is relatively easy for the reader. •Student can read 99% of the words
successfully.•No more than approximately 1 in
100 words are difficult for the reader .•Students can comprehend 80% of
the content.
Instructional LevelThe text is challenging but manageable for the reader. •No more than approximately 1 in 20
words are difficult for the reader.•Students can read 95% of the words
successfully. •Students can comprehend 75% of the
content.
Frustration LevelThe text is too difficult for the reader. • At least 1 in 10 words are difficult
for the reader.• Students can read less than 90%
of the words successfully.• Students can comprehend less
than 60% of the content.
Richard Allington
At a 99% accuracy rate, students will still make errors on about 4 or more words per page. If there are 300 pages in the book, this means they will make 1200 errors during their reading of the book—this will cause a loss of comprehension and confusion/dis-traction/poor understanding.
Developmental Category
Grade Level
Text Measure
Lexile
ATOSScale
DRA Fontas &
Pinnell
Emergent KEmergent/Early K/1 200-400Early 1 1.5-1.9 13-16 C-IEarly/Fluent 2 300-600 2.-3.4 17-28 J-M
Fluent 3 500-800 3.5 -4.5 29-38 N-P
4 600-900 4.8-5.2 40-44 Q-T
5 700-1000 5.2-5.9 44-50 U-W
6 700-1000800-1050
5.9-7.1+
50-60 X-Y
Advanced Fluent 7 850-1100 60-70 Z8 900-1150 70-80
8+ 1000-1200
Conversion Table for Reading Levels
Lexile Level
How is a text's Lexile measure determined?
Sources: http://www.lexile.com/
Lexile measures are based on two well-established predictors of how difficult a text is to comprehend:
semantic difficulty (word frequency) syntactic complexity (sentence length).
Examples: Second GradeShorter Sentences and Frequently Repeated Words
Lexile = 370L Lexile = 380L Lexile= 370L
Examples: Upper GradesLonger Sentences, More Complex Words
880L-950L 1300 1410
Lexiles do not give any information about age appropriateness
680L 680L
Many other factors affect the relationship between a reader and a book, including its content, the age and interests of the reader, and the design of the actual book.
The Lexile text measure is a good starting point in the book-selection process, with these other factors then being considered.
ATOS Levels
ATOS Factors = Average Sentence Length + Average Word Length + Vocabulary
Grade Level + The Number of Words in a Book
Source: Renaissance Learning
Suggested Lexile Matches(If you don’t know your student’s exact level)
190 -700 for 6th grade struggling readers240-780 for 7th grade struggling readers295-830 for 8th grade struggling readers400-880 for 9th grade struggling readers
435-930 for 10th grade struggling readers465-945 for 11th grade struggling readers465-945 for 12th grade struggling readers
http://www.lexile.com/using-lexile/lexile-measures-and-the-ccssi/
If you do know your student’s lexile
The suggested range of texts you give them should be between 50L above their
lexile measure and and 100L lower
http://www.lexile.com/using-lexile/lexile-measures-and-the-ccssi/
The Five Finger Rule
Choose a bookOpen it anywhere
Make a fistStart to read a page
Put a finger up for each hard word
1 finger = too easy, try another book2-3 fingers = just right, try another page to be sure
4-5 fingers = too hard
Professional Books That Can Help You Make a Difference
100 Cupboards by N.D, Wilson
Interest Level: Grades 6 –8
Reading Level:
Grade 3.7 Lexile 650 L
Blood on the River: James Town 1607 by Elisa Carbone
Interest Level: Gr 6 – 8
Reading Level: Gr 4.8 Lexile 820L
Genre: Adventure, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Breathing Underwater by Alex Finn
Interest Level: Grs 9 - 12
Reading Level:Gr 7.1, Lexile 510, Guided Reading NR
Chicken Boy by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Interest Level: Grade 6 – 8
Reading Level: Grade 5.1Lexile 860L
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Interest Level: Gr 9 - 12
Reading Level: 6.8
Genre: Realistic fiction, drugs, teenage pregnancy,
Crossing the Wire by Gary Hobbs
Interest Level: Gr 6 - 8
Reading Level: Grade 4.4 Lexile: 670L
Deadly Stranger by Peg Kehret
Interest Level:
Gr 3 – 7
Reading Level: Gr 3-4Lexile 730L
The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
Interest Level: Gr 9 -12
Reading Level: Gr 4.5 Lexile 790L
Fever of 1673 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Interest Level Grades 7-9
Reading LevelGrade 7.6Lexile 580L
Gym Candy and Night Hoopsby Carl Deuker
Grade 3.7710L
Grade 6.2 630 L
InterestLevel
Grades 9-12
Guys Read: Thrilleredited by Jon Scieszka
Interest Level:Gr 4-7
Reading Level:Gr 3+
Haunting of Hawthorn by Anne Schraff
Interest Level: Gr 9-12
Reading Level: Gr 3.5, Lexile
510, GR NR
Inside Out by Terry Trueman
Interest Level: Gr 9-12
Reading Level: Gr 5.6Lexile 710LGuided Reading NR
Invisible by Pete HautmanInterest Level
Grades 9-12
Reading LevelLexile 730L Grade 4.1 DRA
Mockingbird by Katherine Erskine
Interest Level: Gr 6 - 8
Reading Level: 3.5, Lexile 630L
Hank Zipzer #1 Niagara Falls, or Does It? by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Interest Level: Grades: 3-5
Reading Level: Lexile 610L Guided Reading Level R Grade 4.1
Notes From a Midnight Driver
Interest Level: Grade 7 - Grade 12Reading Level: 5.5-6.0, Lexile 930L
On the Run: Chasing the Falconers
Interest Level: Grade 4-8 (might be 6-8 depend-ing on parental views)
Reading Level: Grade 3.7Lexile 680LGuided Reading R
White Fox ChroniclesInterest Level:
Grades 4-7
Reading Level:
Lexile 600LGrade 4.8
Repeat Recommendations
G 6-8670L
G 6-8810L
G 3-5950L
G 8-12850L
G 9-12590L
Repeat RecommendationsBluford High Series of 18 Books
Interest Level Grades 9-12Reading Level Grade 5Lexile Range 700 - 750
Repeat Recommendations - Movies
810L 820L
Supplemental Bibliography
Book Lists and Sites Found in Course of Doing Research for this Workshop
Principle of SelectionUpper Grades Interest Level
Low Lexile Rating
To see summaries
• Go to Google and type in “struggling readers wiki” or go to ircstrugglingreaders.wikispaces.com
To be able to add your own suggestions and/or comments join our wiki.
If you do not already have a wiki account, you will need to create an account with a user name and password that remains private and is never used for spam. You will then be able to join our wiki and add to our pages.
Book Suggestions Forms
• What books have you used that work with struggling readers?
• We will add it to our inventory and place results on the Wiki.
• Thanks for your help!
Sharing Your Suggestions
• What books have you used?- Title - Author - Audience the book is recommended for.- Why do you recommend the book?
• We will add it to our inventory and place results on the Wiki.
• Thanks for your help!
Audience Suggestions
Workshop Evaluation
• What was the most useful part of today’s session?
• What would have made it more useful? • What is one idea or book you think you will
definitely be using in the future?