1. Lexie Measures By Grade
1.1. No direct correspondence between specific lexile measure and specific grade measure.
1.1.1. - Each grade will have readers across a range of lexile measures
1.1.2. - There is a typical measure (Mid-year 25th percentile to 75th percentile)
1.1.2.1. o Grade 2 140L to 500L
1.1.2.2. o Grade 3 330L to 700L
1.1.2.3. o Grade 4 445L to 810L
1.1.2.4. o Grade 8 805L to 1100L
1.1.2.5. o Gr 11-12 940L to 1210L
1.1.2.6. • Notice the overlap in measures between grades
1.1.2.7. • Studies across different groups of students show some small variation in scores/measures (of what is typical)
1.1.3. - Consider that students may be able/unable to comprehend a text at a presumed lexile measure, based on the topic.
1.1.3.1. - Students with a background familiar with the topic may be able to comprehend a text at a typically higher lexile level; and vice versa for students unfamiliar with a topic
1.2. Different Measures
1.2.1. Lexile Reader level
1.2.1.1. - the person’s reading ability on the lexile scale
1.2.1.2. - Can be measured using the Scholastic Reading Inventory
1.2.1.2.1. - A free app on iTunes
1.2.2. - Lexile text measure
1.2.2.1. - the text’s difficulty on a lexile scale
1.2.2.1.1. - A list of books and their lexile measures available at https://www.lexile.com/findabook/
2. How to determine lexile measure of a desired text?
2.1. - Go to https://lexile.com/analyzer/ and upload a file for analysis
2.1.1. o Requires making a free account
2.1.1.1. • Can sign in with Google Account
3. What does a Lexile Score measure?
3.1. - the complexity of a text based on two well established predictors of comprehension difficulty
3.1.1. - sentence length
3.1.2. - word frequency
3.2. - it doesn’t measure
3.2.1. Content
3.2.2. Interest
3.2.3. Design