I have the same feeling regarding level vs. complexity of content. My understanding of lexile levels is they are based more on words rather than content. Don't like it. Unfortunately, it seems that the CCCS uses lexile to judge text complexity. Am I off in my thoughts? I have to delve more into this over the summer...as soon as summer school ends! Maura 5th grade ELA New Jersey
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:41 PM, Jason Tar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > The recent discussion on determining Lexile levels has me wondering what > others think about the levels themselves, as compared to F&P levels. The > way they are computed makes me a bit tentative (strictly a math algorithm). > I've found several books that are rated at a much lower level than seems > appropriate given their content matter. As such, I've been leery of charts > that attempt to match Lexile to F&P. What are others thoughts on this, and > might anyone know why they seem to be the new trend in ELA? (I know Common > Core references them, but was curious why they were chosen over F&P.) > > Thanks, > Jason > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
