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?

13701370

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