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Glory to God: Comparing Lexile to Accelerated Reader: A Guide for ...

Reader Terri and I briefly  discussed in the comment section  the difference between AR (Accelerated Reader) reading levels and Lexile Framework reading levels. I've delved into this lately and thought many of you could benefit from learning about the two systems. Whether you homeschool or use traditional schools, you'll eventually encounter one or both of these leveling systems. School districts that previously used Accelerated Reader are finding the Lexile Framework attractive because it's free--tight budgets are pushing AR use out. In addition, some standardized testing companies across the country are reporting student test scores using Lexile Framework numbers, making adoption of the Lexile Framework more attractive to school districts. As a result, there is a significant gap between students' reading abilities and the text demands of their postsecondary pursuits.  Research shows that this gap is equal to a Lexile difference between grade 4 and grade 8 texts on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). ( Read more  or watch a video  about Lexile measures.) Based on our research, the Common Core Standards provide  text complexity grade bands and associated Lexile bands  that are intended to put students on a college- and career-ready trajectory. These  grade and Lexile bands are the basis for determining at what text complexity level students should be reading—and at which grades—to make sure they are ultimately prepared for the reading demands of college and careers. Within the Lexile Framework, the readability of a text is determined by examining the whole text to measure such characteristics as sentence length and word frequency - characteristics that are highly related to overall reading comprehension. The word-frequency and sentence-length results are then entered into the Lexile equation to compute the Lexile measure of the book.

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