Lexile Assessment

Children will take new computerized reading assessment as fifth graders

Short reading passages with a single multiple choice question that follows

Passages become more difficult as they answer correctly looking for their instructional reading level

You will receive a print out of that level with your child’s score

Lexile Assessment Sample

What level did my child score at?

Using Lexiles to choose books for your child

http:// Lexile.com http://bookwizard.scholastic.com Book list attached to your child’s level

Note: Just because you child CAN read and understand a book at a high level, doesn’t mean that it is appropriate for them. Example: Twilight

What are the DRA and Lexile benchmarks?

Fifth grade Lexile levels around 700

DRA levels Fall 40 Winter 40/50 Spring 50