Differentiating Instruction Using Lexile Measures and OSLIS

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Differentiating Instruction Using Lexile
Measuresand OSLIS

• Developing Targets for Student Success

Module I
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Developed by an ESD /OEMA /OSL /ODE
Collaborative

• Oregon Education Service Districts
• Oregon Educational Media Association
• Oregon State Library
• Oregon Department of Education

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Workshop Goals/Objectives

1. Understand the relationship between Lexiles and
   student comprehension
2. Understand how Lexiles help match readers to
   texts
3. Use the Lexile measure of each student to access
   appropriate reading materials for meeting
   Oregons content standards
4. Know that the Oregon School Library Information
   System (OSLIS) is the portal for Lexiled research
   databases

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If I could . . .

• just get the students to where they could
  read the textTHEN I could teach!
• - 7th grade Science Teacher

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What are Lexiles?

• A Lexile is a standard unit for measuring the
  comprehensibility of text
• Semantics
• Syntax
• A Lexile measure or range can also be assigned to
  a student

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Determining Text Difficulty

• Semantic Difficulty
• the frequency of the words in a corpus of written
  text
• corpus has over 700-million words
• Syntactic Complexity
• the number of words per sentence
• longer sentences are more complex and require
  more short-term memory to process
• Source www.lexile.com

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The Lexile Analyzer
Scan text into electronic format
Edit text
Examine words
Examine sentences
Calculate Lexile measure
Review text and Lexile measure
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The Lexile Map
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Linking TechnologyLexiled Assessments
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Lexile Framework3 Components
The Lexile Map
The Lexile Analyzer
Linking Technology
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The Lexile FrameworkTM for Reading

• An educational tool that links text and readers
  under a common metric
• Characterizes reader with a measure and text with
  a measure
• Allows educators to forecast the level of
  comprehension a reader is expected to experience
  with a particular text
• Source www.lexile.com

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Why the Lexile FrameworkTM is Different

• Readability based on entire text of each book or
  document
• Individual reading ability is measured through
  tests that correspond to the same scale
• Applied universally
• Source The Lexile FrameworkAn Introduction for
  Educators

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Overall Goal of Lexiles is to

• create Text Accessibility, a marriage
  between student ability and text level so that
  students can access content information.

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Lexiles

• Match readers to text
• A tool for differentiation
• Allow teachers to prepare students to work with
  more difficult texts

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Lexiles Do Not Address

• Student interest
• Age-appropriateness
• Text support
• Quality of text

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Other Considerations
Aspects of text that influence a students
performance

• Difficulty of the text at hand
• Presence or lack of illustration
• Length of a book or article
• Density and type size of the text
• Topic, genre, author and so on

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Determining a StudentsLexile Range

• Independent Reading Range of difficulty should
  be . . . 50 Lexiles above to 100 Lexiles below
• Instructional Reading Range of difficulty should
  be . . . 50 to 150 Lexiles above

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Three Key Concepts

• Reading Ability
• The cognitive set students use to construct
  meaning from text as measured on tests
• Readability
• The difficulty of reading materials based on
  dimensions or characteristics of the text
• Reading Comprehension
• The construction of meaning from local text
• Source www.lexile.com

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Individual StudentReport
Lexile Measure
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Questions to Answer

• What is the Lexile range of students in your
  classroom?
• Can you develop 3 or 4 Lexile targets?

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How do I find Lexiles for texts or other
materials I use?

• The ODE website links you to two resources
  http//www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/ela
  rts/reading/literacy/lexiles/
• www.lexile.com
• Textbooks
• Books
• www.oslis.k12.or.us
• Resources
• Databases

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Lexile Tools

• Lexile Book Database
• Lexile Analyzer
• Lexile Calculator
• Lexile Power Vocabulary
• Lexile Reading Pathfinders

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Lexile Tools

• Lexile Book Database
• Lexile Analyzer
• Lexile Calculator
• Lexile Power Vocabulary
• Lexile Reading Pathfinders

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Go to www.lexile.com
Click educators
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Lexile Book Database
Click Lexile Book Database
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Textbook Search
Click Textbook Search
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Textbook Search
Type in Keywords
Enter Lexile Range
You may enter a specific publisher
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Textbook Search
Choose Sort By Lexile and Results per page
Then press Search
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Textbook Search
Click on Title for more details
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Textbook Details
Now click on Book Search
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Book Search by Title
2. Sort by Lexile and Select Results per page
1. Enter Title
3. Click Search
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Search Results
Click on a title to view details
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Book Details
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Search by Author
2. Sort by Lexile and Select Results per page
1. Enter Author
3. Click Search
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Search Results 32 Books 590L 960L
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Search by Lexile Rangeand Keyword
Enter Lexile Range 450-1200
Enter Keyword life cycles
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Search Results
Letters in the Lexile measure?
Click here
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Explanation of Lexile Codes
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Advanced Book Search
Click here
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Book Type Options
Drop down menu
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Developmental Rating Options
Drop down menu
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Lexile Tools

• Lexile Book Database
• Lexile Analyzer
• Lexile Calculator
• Lexile Power Vocabulary
• Lexile Reading Pathfinders

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Creating Documents for the Online Analyzer

1. Create a text document
2. Save the document as text only (.txt)
3. You are now ready to use the online analyzer to
   determine the Lexile measure of the text

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Saving Documents to Analyze
You must save your document as Text Only
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Lexile Analyzer
Click Lexile Analyzer
Sign In
You must register first
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Registration is Easy
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Lexile Analyzer
Click Browse to find your file
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Insert the Document
Locate your document
Double click on the document
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Analyze the Text
The document is inserted
Click Analyze
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The Results
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Lexile Tools

• Lexile Book Database
• Lexile Analyzer
• Lexile Calculator
• Lexile Power Vocabulary
• Lexile Reading Pathfinders

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Lexile Calculator

• Can forecast comprehension
• Identifies the relationship between the reader
  and the text
• Predicts how well the reader will comprehend the
  material in the text
• Can perform the following calculations
• The rate at which a student is expected to
  comprehend of the text
• The reading ability a reader is expected to need
  in order to comprehend the text at a specific
  level

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Lexile Calculator
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Lexile Calculator
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Lexile Calculator

• Formula for the X axis
• Reader measure Text measure
  Lexiles
• Examples
• Reader (1230L) Text (890L)
  340 L
• Reader (890L) Text (1230L) -340 L

minus
(easy)
(difficult)
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Calculation for X Axis

• 1230
• 890
• 340

Reader Text Lexile difference

• 890
• 1230
• -340

Note The Lexile difference can be a
positive or negative number
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ForecastedComprehension Rates

• Reader measure text calibration O Lexiles
• 75 comprehension rate
• Reader measure text calibration -250
  Lexiles
• 50 comprehension rate
• Reader measure text calibration 250
  Lexiles
• 90 comprehension rate

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Lexile Calculator
Click here
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Access the Lexile Calculator
Click here
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Calculating Expected Comprehension Rate
1. Select grade level
2. Select top button
3. Enter Lexile range and Submit
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Forecasted Comprehension
Blue bar indicates comprehension range
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Titles in Book Bag
Scroll down to view Book Bag Titles
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Calculating Required Lexile Measure for Selected
Comprehension Rate
1. Select grade level
2. Select bottom button
3. Enter comprehension range and Submit
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Lexile Measure Required to Meet Comprehension Rate
Blue bar indicates required Lexile measure
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Lexile Tools

• Lexile Book Database
• Lexile Analyzer
• Lexile Calculator
• Lexile Power Vocabulary
• Lexile Reading Pathfinders

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Power Vocabulary Program

• Vocabulary List
• Pronunciation
• Part of Speech
• Definition(s)
• Three examples of the word used in context
• Activities
• Word Search
• Crossword Puzzle
• Word-Definition Matching
• Assessment

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Lexile Power Vocabulary
Click on Lexile Power Vocabulary
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Lexile Power Vocabulary
Find the Title
Click on Words, Activities, or Answer Key
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PowerV
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Word Search
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Crossword Puzzle
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Matching Activity
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Assessment
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Teacher Answer Key
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Lexile Tools

• Lexile Book Database
• Lexile Analyzer
• Lexile Calculator
• Lexile Power Vocabulary
• Lexile Reading Pathfinders

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Lexile Reading Pathfinders
Click Lexile Reading Pathfinders to View
Collections
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Sports Achievers Biographies
Each list indicates Level, Lexile, Title, and
Author
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How do I find Lexiles for texts or other
materials I use?

• The ODE website links you to two resources
  http//www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/subjects/ela
  rts/reading/literacy/lexiles/
• www.lexile.com
• Textbooks
• Books
• www.oslis.k12.or.us
• Resources
• Databases

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ODE Main Pagewww.ode.state.or.us
Click Teachers
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Teacher Page 2 Ways to Access OSLIS
Lexile resources
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Lexile Page on ODE website
Click here
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Teacher PageAccess OSLIS Directly
Click OSLIS
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OSLIS - www.oslis.k12.or.us
Select the level you teach
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Secondary How To
Select appropriate category
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Middle School Search
Select one or more Databases
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Three Ways to Apply Lexiles to Lexiled Databases

1. Use the Lexile Reading Level DropDown Box
2. Enter Lexile Reading Score
3. Use Field Codes (lx 800-1100)

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Use the Lexile ReadingLevel Drop Down Box
Enter topic and select a Lexile range
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Search Results
Lexile measure
Number of Articles
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2. Use the Lexile Reading Score Box
Use hyphen before or after the Lexile
Note Hyphen before the Lexile limits the search
to material at or below that Lexile Hyphen after
the Lexile limits the search to material at or
above that Lexile
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Search Results
Number of Articles
Lexile measure
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Choose a New Database
Choose Database
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Health Source Database
Select Health Source
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3. Use Field Codes Range
Enter topic and Lexile range lx 800-1100
Formula for Lexile Range and lx Lexile-Lexile
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Search Results
Number of Articles
Lexile measure
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Field Codes Maximum
Enter topic and Lexile maximum lx -1100
Formula for Lexile Maximum and lx -Lexile
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Search Results
Number of Articles
Lexile measure
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Field Codes Minimum
Enter topic and Lexile minimum lx 1100-
Formula for Lexile Minimum and lx Lexile-
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Search Results
Number of Articles
Lexile measure
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Did We Meet Our Goals?

1. What is the relationship between Lexiles and
   student comprehension?
2. How can Lexiles help match readers to texts?
3. Could you use the Lexile measure of each student
   to access appropriate reading materials for
   meeting Oregons content standards?
4. How can you access Lexiled research databases?