Actually, I would say that Jennifer's option of having kids read
passages from the actual books is MORE reliable, since it is more real
and authentic. Unless you are hung up on data crunching, of course.
But whenever possible I am for putting the "data gathering" back into
the hands and minds of teachers.
Renee
On Jul 17, 2013, at 5:01 AM, Palmer, Jennifer wrote:
The SRI costs money--but is the most reliable way to get a lexile.The
cheapest thing to do is to test books you know the lexile of on
children. Ask them to read a passage from several books of differing
lexiles... Do an informal comprehension check and you are good to go.
Less reliable but likely more valid to inform classroom instruction...
Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 16, 2013, at 11:17 PM, "evelia cadet" <cadeteve...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Are there any free assessments out there that I could use to
determine the Lexile reading level of my students? Thank you.
Evelia\
Deep down we must have real affection for each other, a clear
realization or recognition of our shared human status. At the same
time, we must openly accept all ideologies and systems as a means of
solving humanity's problems. One country, one nation, one ideology,
one system is not sufficient.
~ The Dalai Lama
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