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BUFORD ACADEMY LEXILE INFORMATION he Buford Academy Media Center, there are signs throughout noting the Lexile range of each section. This helps the stude find a book efficiently in their Lexile range. *

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COMMON CORE LEXILE INFORMATION Grade 2012 CCSS Text Measures 2 420 L to 650 L 3 520 L to 820 L 4 740 L to 940 L 5 830 L to 1010 L *The chart above shows the Lexile ranges for each grade level, according to the 2012 Common Core State Standards

LEXILE LEVELS FOR GEORGIA MILESTONES Grade Level Beginning Lexile Level Mid Year Lexile Level Ending Lexile Level 2 450 L 500 L 550 L 3 550 L 600 L 650 L 4 650 L 700 L 750 L 5 750 L 800 L 850 L http: //www. newtoncountyschools. org/oakhill/news/articletype/articleview/articleid/1498/georgiamilestones-end-of-grade-testing--april-14 --24. aspx *These Lexile Levels were found based on the passing Lexile scores for the Georgia Milestones Test. *

GRADE LEVEL FLUENCY GOALS When completing running records with a student, these standards should be used as guidelines. These are end of the year standards so students will be working towards these goals for the entire year. *CWPM= Correct Words Per Minute *The chart above is based on the Georgia Performance Standards. *

FINDING A “JUST RIGHT” PASSAGE If the student’s accuracy is below 90%, you need to retest the student with a lower Lexile level passage. “Anything less slows the rate of improvement, and anything below 90 percent doesn’t improve reading ability at all. ” (Allington, 2012; Ehir, Dreyer, Flugman & Gross, 2007) http: //blog. maketeach. com/motivating-struggling-readers/

TESTING READING FLUENCY 1. Print a passage and time the student reading for one minute. 2. Count up how many words the student read in the one minute. 3. Count up the errors the student made. 4. Divide the CWPM by WPM and multiply by 100. Example: Kate read 105 words in one minute. She made 3 mistakes. 102/105 x 100 = 97% accuracy This passage is on Kate’s independent reading level. (Keep in mind that a student should also comprehend at least 80% of what they have read. )

WHERE CAN I GO TO FIND LEXILED READING PASSAGES?

Register for a free account. When you log in, click on Reading Passages. READ WORKS www. readworks. org

Lexile Level Lexile Range K 12 PASSAGES www. k 12 reader. com/subject/r eading-skills/readingcomprehension/

Meta. Metrics Approved ENGAGING ENGLISH www. engagingenglish. com

OTHER INFORMATION… More Lexile leveled reading passages can be found at: https: //lexile. com/about-lexile/how-to-get-lexile-measures/text-measure/textreading-programs/

Type in the title, author, or keyword here. Use the drop down menu to search by title, author, or keyword. *Visit src. scholastic. com to check to see if the book you are reading is a testable book. Search once by title and then by the author to double check the book. *

* OR go to: https: //h 100003276. education. scholastic. com/slms/studentaccess Click here

* Student’s usernames and passwords are the SAME as the ones they use to log on the computer.

* Click here

* Type in the title of the book. Click GO!

* You’ll see your score. Click NEXT

* Click 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 to rate your book. Click DONE

* Your Progress Report will tell your reading level, score, points, and words read.

* Make sure you always exit and log off of Reading Counts.