Re: [MOSAIC] Lexile Measure
And if the emphasis is on "free assessments" combined with quality (validity), the reading assessments at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project http://readingandwritingproject.com/resources/assessments.html are excellent and use a running record and conversation to lead to a Fountas and Pinnell reading level which can then used to find a range of lexile levels which could be appropriate for a child. I say 'could' because the lexile levels are more of a mathematical measurement of sentence length and vocabulary, while the F & P levels include issues of text complexity such as layout, content, theme... which can greatly impact a child's ability to access a text, which is why I prefer them. Lisa -Original Message- From: Mosaic [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:00 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 83, Issue 9 Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org You can reach the person managing the list at mosaic-ow...@literacyworkshop.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Lexile Measure (evelia cadet) 2. Re: Lexile Measure (Diana Rea) 3. Re: Lexile Measure (evelia cadet) 4. Re: Lexile Measure (Tracy Montoya) 5. Re: Lexile Measure (Ken & Jenni Yingling) 6. Re: Lexile Measure (Ann Walker) 7. Re: Lexile Measure (Palmer, Jennifer) 8. Re: Lexile Measure (evelia cadet) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:00:42 -0500 From: evelia cadet To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Lexile Measure Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" My question was related to Jennifer's comment below. How do I perform the informal comprehension check? Pardon my ignorance, I am still a new teacher. Thank you, Evelia Sent from my iPhone On Jul 17, 2013, at 7:04 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" wrote: > >> Are there any free assessments out there that I could use to determine the >> Lexile reading level of my students? Thank you. >> >> Evelia >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> ___ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.o >> rg >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > ___ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.or > g > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:50:45 -0500 From: "Diana Rea" To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Lexile Measure Message-ID: <01ce8326$ed39ff00$c7adfd00$@dqud300.perry.k12.il.us> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" My K-12 district has been looking into switching to NWEA Measure of Academic Progress for our universal screener. The only drawback we see is our current universal screener (K-8 AIMSweb, which provides Lexile) has progress monitor capabilities and MAP doesn't for RtI. What does your district use to progress monitor tier 2 and 3 students? -Original Message- From: Mosaic [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Monique Temple Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:31 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Lexile Measure I have worked in several districts that all have used NWEA Measures of Academic Progress. If you are not familiar with this assessment you should look into it. We give it to our students 3 times a year and it provides lots of data to drive your instruction including lexile numbers. Sent from my iPad On Jul 17, 2013, at 8:19 AM, bummyb...@aol.com wrote: > Our district found the SRI not to be reliable for lexile scores. We > used it fo
Re: [MOSAIC] Lexile Measure
Thank you Lisa This is an excellent meaningful approach to the issue! Sally On Jul 19, 2013, at 3:30 AM, Roy, Lisa wrote: > And if the emphasis is on "free assessments" combined with quality > (validity), the reading assessments at the Teachers College Reading and > Writing Project http://readingandwritingproject.com/resources/assessments.html > are excellent and use a running record and conversation to lead to a Fountas > and Pinnell reading level which can then used to find a range of lexile > levels which could be appropriate for a child. I say 'could' because the > lexile levels are more of a mathematical measurement of sentence length and > vocabulary, while the F & P levels include issues of text complexity such as > layout, content, theme... which can greatly impact a child's ability to > access a text, which is why I prefer them. > > Lisa > > > -Original Message- > From: Mosaic [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of > mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:00 PM > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 83, Issue 9 > > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to >mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >mosaic-requ...@literacyworkshop.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at >mosaic-ow...@literacyworkshop.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: > Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Lexile Measure (evelia cadet) > 2. Re: Lexile Measure (Diana Rea) > 3. Re: Lexile Measure (evelia cadet) > 4. Re: Lexile Measure (Tracy Montoya) > 5. Re: Lexile Measure (Ken & Jenni Yingling) > 6. Re: Lexile Measure (Ann Walker) > 7. Re: Lexile Measure (Palmer, Jennifer) > 8. Re: Lexile Measure (evelia cadet) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:00:42 -0500 > From: evelia cadet > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Lexile Measure > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > My question was related to Jennifer's comment below. How do I perform the > informal comprehension check? Pardon my ignorance, I am still a new teacher. > Thank you, > > Evelia > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 17, 2013, at 7:04 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" wrote: >> >>> Are there any free assessments out there that I could use to determine the >>> Lexile reading level of my students? Thank you. >>> >>> Evelia >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> ___ >>> Mosaic mailing list >>> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.o >>> rg >>> >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive >> >> ___ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.or >> g >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive >> > > > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:50:45 -0500 > From: "Diana Rea" > To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Lexile Measure > Message-ID: <01ce8326$ed39ff00$c7adfd00$@dqud300.perry.k12.il.us> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > My K-12 district has been looking into switching to NWEA Measure of Academic > Progress for our universal screener. The only drawback we see is our current > universal screener (K-8 AIMSweb, which provides Lexile) has progress monitor > capabilities and MAP doesn't for RtI. What does your district use to progress > monitor tier 2 and 3 students? > > -Original Message- > From: Mosaic [mailto:mosaic-boun...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of > Monique Temple > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:31 AM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Lexile Measure > > I have worked in several districts that all have used NWEA Measures of > Academic Progr
[MOSAIC] Middle school literature
Could members teaching middle school please consider and post book titles most commonly taught with a comment about their suitability for supporting common core standards? Looking to buy more books for our middle school! Thank you ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org 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
