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Title: Reading Counts, Lexile, and Accelerated Reader


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Reading Counts, Lexile, and Accelerated Reader
Helping school and public library users find
appropriate material
Janifer Meldrum
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MARCIVE can enrich MARC records with data from
  • Accelerated Reader (Renaissance Learning)
  • Lexile Framework for Reading (Metametrics)
  • Reading Counts! (Scholastic)

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How are these programs used?
  • Encourage reading
  • Measure comprehension
  • Evaluate a books level of difficulty
  • Provide lists of books and associated quizzes
  • Help teachers, parents, and librarians match
    readers to books
  • Fulfill adequate yearly progress (AYP)
    requirements

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Who uses them?
  • School systems
  • School libraries and media centers
  • Home schooling
  • Public libraries supporting schools and reading
    programs

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How can the library be involved?
  • Put reading program notes into MARC records
  • 521 for Accelerated Reader Reading Counts
  • 526 for Lexile
  • Cataloging customers Add labels to book spines
    indicating
  • Lexile measure
  • Accelerated Reader points
  • Reading Counts

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Cost
  • Special project
  • 26 one time setup, per school
  • 0.04 per record enriched
  • Plus nominal fees for output, loading gt500K
    titles, and optional report
  • Part of authorities processing or conversion
  • 26 one time setup, per school
  • No per record charge (free)
  • Part of cataloging
  • No setup or per record charge (free)
  • Label customers can get bonus label free

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Make your catalog better for students, teachers,
and you!
For more detailed information, contact info_at_marciv
e.com or 1-800-531-7678.
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