Using Lexiles in the Using Lexiles in the ClassroomClassroom

Selecting Materials that Target Your Selecting Materials that Target Your StudentsStudents

Selecting Materials for a Standards-Based LessonLesson Title ______________

Grade ____

LEXILE RANGE OF CLASS: _________________________

TEACHING MATERIALS/TEXT:TEACHING MATERIALS/TEXT: LEXILELEXILE

RESOURCES FROM OSLIS:RESOURCES FROM OSLIS: DATABASDATABASEE

LEXILELEXILE

CONTENT-AREA STANDARDS:CONTENT-AREA STANDARDS:

READING STANDARDS:READING STANDARDS:

WRITING STANDARDS:WRITING STANDARDS:

RESEARCH STANDARDS:RESEARCH STANDARDS:

SPEAKING STANDARDS:SPEAKING STANDARDS:

CAREER-RELATED LEARNING STANDARDS:CAREER-RELATED LEARNING STANDARDS:

ODE Main Page:ODE Main Page:www.ode.state.or.uswww.ode.state.or.us

Click Teachers

Teacher PageTeacher PageAccess Searchable Access Searchable StandardsStandards

Click here

Access Searchable Access Searchable StandardsStandards

1. Select a Subject

2. Choose a Strand

3. Select a Grade and click Search

Locate the StandardLocate the Standard

1. Scroll down to view standards

2. Highlight and copy appropriate standard(s)

Filling In the TemplateFilling In the Template

4. Customize the template (title, grade, specific content area)

3. Paste standard(s) into template

Teacher PageTeacher PageAccess SubjectsAccess Subjects

Click Subjects

Go to English Language Go to English Language ArtsArts

Click here

Select English/Language Select English/Language Arts Grade-Level Arts Grade-Level StandardsStandards

Click here

Select Your Grade-LevelSelect Your Grade-Level

Choose Word or RTF only

Locate Appropriate Locate Appropriate StandardsStandards

1. Scroll to find standard

2. Highlight and copy standard

Paste Standard into Paste Standard into TemplateTemplate

3. Paste into template

To Remove ShadingTo Remove ShadingGo to Format, Borders and Shading, click on the Shading tab

Select No Fill and click OK

TemplateTemplate

The shading has been removed

Repeat this ProcessRepeat this Process

Continue to paste standards

Enter the Lexile range for your class

Enter Your TextbookEnter Your Textbook

Enter text you currently use

Finding Lexiled ArticlesFinding Lexiled Articles

Now let’s search OSLIS for Lexiled

articles

Select Database(s) and Select Database(s) and Conduct SearchConduct Search

Search ResultsSearch Results

Select Resource and CopySelect Resource and Copy

Highlight selected resource and copy

Insert Resource into Insert Resource into TemplateTemplate

Paste resource into template and remove

extra wording

Insert Database(s) and Lexile measure

Conduct a New SearchConduct a New Search

Try different key words and Click

Search

Search ResultsSearch Results

Highlight selected resource and copy

Repeat the ProcessRepeat the Process

Paste information into template

Did We Meet Our Goals?Did We Meet Our Goals?

1.1. What are the basic components of What are the basic components of differentiated instruction?differentiated instruction?

2.2. Are you able to use OSLIS to locate resources Are you able to use OSLIS to locate resources that support Oregon’s content standards and that support Oregon’s content standards and meet the Lexile range of students in your meet the Lexile range of students in your classroom?classroom?

3.3. Are you able to use content standards’ Are you able to use content standards’ documents on the ODE website and the documents on the ODE website and the “Selecting Materials for a Standards-based “Selecting Materials for a Standards-based Lesson” template to begin lesson design Lesson” template to begin lesson design incorporating differentiated texts?incorporating differentiated texts?