what is a lexile and how can i use it?
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Presented by Lissa Brunan at NWEA Fusion 2013 Conference in Portland, ORTRANSCRIPT
WHAT IS A LEXILE?AND HOW CAN I USE IT?
Lissa BrunanGrand Valley State University
Assessment Specialist
Switch me to SILENT or VIBRATE, please.
Thank you.
[introductions]
USE ALL 15 LETTERS
4 WORDS TOTAL
LAST WORD = 8 POINTS
USE ALL 15 LETTERS
4 WORDS TOTAL
LAST WORD = 8 POINTS
[teacher report]
[class report]
[adopt a student]
Take Away…162819 (take away)
162819 (take away)
Sentence Length
WordFrequency
Lexile Range is 50 above & 100 below
your exact Lexile.
797-947
797+100=897947-50=897
65% - 80%
My Lexile Range
797-947
My Exact Lexile897
Hi.
I’m Twilight.
I debuted at No. 5 on the
New Your Times Best
Seller list within a month
of my release, and later
became No.1.
I’ve been translated into
37 different languages.
Guess what Lexile level
I’m written at…
Hi.
I’m Hunger Games.
Since my initial release, in
2008, I have been
translated into 26
languages and rights of
production have been sold
in 38 countries.
Guess what Lexile level I’m
written at…
810L
Hi.
I’m Duck for President.
I was released in 2004, I
was a New Your Times
Best Illustrated Book. I
was read at the annual
White House Easter Egg
Roll by First Lady Laura
Bush in 2007.
Guess what Lexile level
I’m written at…
680L
Where the Wild Things Are : 740L
Amazing Aircraft : 710L
Sticks and Stones: 430L
Birds of Prey : 320L
To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel : 610L
Hop on Pop: BR
Alligators All Around : No Lexile Score