Read 180 10 Ways to Improve your

Lexile

Mrs. Boyd

#1 Know your Lexile Score!!!!

(You can’t set a goal to improve something if you don’t know what it is!!!)

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#2 Set A Goal

Make a Goal & work towards it EVERYDAY!!

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1st Grade 200 – 400 2nd Grade 300 – 500 3rd Grade 500 – 700 4th Grade 650 – 850 5th Grade 750 – 950 6th Grade 850 – 1050 7th Grade 950 – 1075 8th Grade 1000 – 1100

9th Grade 1050 - 1150

Lexile Grade Chart

# 3 Document your Reading Log daily!!!

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# 4 Stay Focused In

Independent Reading!!!

To achieve your goal you must learn to focus on what you want and work at it at all costs.

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# 5 Read as much as possible

(including at home)!!

This increases your vocabulary and makes you much more knowledgeable.

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#6 Monitor your Words Per Minute in the Reading

Zone

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#7 Use a Vocabulary Log

Every new word should be written in a Vocabulary Log with the definition so you will know it if you see it again.

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# 8 Quick Writes

Know the procedure for turning in a Quick Write & take your time to answer each question correctly!!!

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# 9 Reading Counts Quizzes

If you score below 70% write down your incorrect questions, review the book again and take the quiz over.

Don’t settle for an F!!!

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#10 Take It Serious

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