You used to be able to locate Fry online and type in a passage. Thing about Fry, it also considers the length of the sentences but does not take into considerations other reader supports such as prior knowledge, font size, graphic support, etc. In other words, either way--grains of salt, grains of salt.
I have found it helpful with my boys (sons, not students) to have their computer show Fry, because in some simple way, it gives them some feedback on revision. My son was writing a book for first grade, and it helped to know he was way over their heads... Lori > > Fry- the guy who created the readibility chart in the 70's. For that chart > the teacher would select a sample of the text that is 100 syllables. count > the bumber of words in those syllables and the bumber of sentences. where > they intersect is the grade level at which the book is. kathyshrock's gude > for educators has a good chart with directions. > > Hope this helps. > > > > > On 2/12/07, Petra Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Can anyone answer this question for me: >> >> What are the main differences between Fry (which I believe is used on >> Microsoft word) and Lexile leveling? My guess is Lexile is more nuanced >> than Fry, but someone asked me and I wasn't 100% sure how to respond.. >> >> Thank you! >> >> Petra >> >> Bill IVEY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi! >> >> (with apologies to MiddleTalkers with whom I am also sharing this >> article...) >> >> Today's New York Times has an article on the insula, a part of the brain >> with which I was not familiar and which was described as being "crucial to >> the understanding of what it means to be human." The article also states, >> in part: >> >> "The bottom line, according to Dr. Paulus and others, is that mind and >> body are integrated in the insula. It provides unprecedented insight into >> the anatomy of human emotions.(...) The insula itself is a sort of >> receiving zone that reads the physiological state of the entire body and >> then generates subjective feelings that can bring about actions, like >> eating, that keep the body in a state of internal balance. Information >> from the insula is relayed to other brain structures that appear to be >> involved in decision making, especially the anterior cingulate and >> prefrontal cortices." >> >> While the article's purpose didn't extend to implications for brain-based >> learning, it does seem to confirm the principle of holistic, mind-body >> teaching in noting the insula's ability to turn "feelings and emotions >> into actions and intentions." And of course, it's another opportunity for >> lifelong learning :-) >> >> Link: >> http://tinyurl.com/3yw2nb >> >> Take care, >> Bill Ivey >> Stoneleigh-Burnham School >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org >> >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive >> >> >> >> Petra Moran >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> --------------------------------- >> Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. >> _______________________________________________ >> The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org >> >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive >> > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
