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Otis FultonSenior Vice President

MetaMetrics, Inc.ofulton@lexile.com

The Lexile Framework for Reading & Quantile

Framework for Math

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Topics Lexile Development Lexiles Today Lexile Overview and Theory Communicating with Parents Matching Readers and Text

www.lexile.com Quantile Framework for

Mathematics

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Lexile Development

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State of the Union - Yesterday MetaMetrics founded in 1984 R&D firm focused on integrating

assessment and instruction Research funded by five grants from

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Commercialized The Lexile Framework for Reading in 1997

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MetaMetrics SBIR Grants

Title of Grant Grant Number Grant Number

Development of a ConstructMeasurement System forReading

Phase I—$50,000 HD 19448-01(1984)

Development of a ConstructMeasurement System forReading

Phase II—$498,000 HD 19448-02(1986-1988)

A Construct MeasurementSystem for ListeningComprehension

Phase I—$48,000 HD 19234-30(1988-1989)

Construct Generalization:A Meta-Analytic Tool

Phase I—$50,000 HD 25358-01(1989)

Construct Generalization:A Meta-Analytic Tool

Phase II—$500,000 HD 25358-02(1994-1995)

Awarding Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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The Lexile Framework™ for Reading An educational tool that links text and

readers under a common metric, Lexiles

Characterizes reader with a measure and text with a measure

Allows educators to forecast the level of comprehension a reader is expected to experience with a particular text

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Lexiles Today

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All major norm referenced tests are linked Over 20-million students will get a Lexile

measure off a linked test in 2006-07 Over 450 book publishers have titles with

Lexile measures Nearly 115,000 books to search at

www.lexile.com Over 70 million Lexiled articles through

database services partners

State of the Union - Today

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Test Publishers Harcourt: SAT-10, SAT-9, MAT-8, SDRT-4 Riverside: The Iowa Tests (ITBS, ITED), GMRT-4 CTB/McGraw-Hill: TerraNova Assessment Series Pearson: Pearson Assessment System (PAS)

Reading NWEA: Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Scholastic: SRI, SRI-Interactive, Reading

Counts!, Read180, iRead

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State of the Union - Today 3 NCES studies

"Lexiles provide a more accurate measure of grade appropriateness" (Binkley, 13)

"Assessing the Lexile Framework: Results of a Panel Meeting," White, S. April 2001, http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/200108.pdf

"A Content Comparison of the NAEP and PIRLS Fourth-Grade Reading Assessments," Binkley, M. April 2003, http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/200310.pdf

“International Comparisons in Fourth-Grade Reading Literacy: Findings from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) of 2001,” Ogle L. April 2003, http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003073.pdf

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States Using The Lexile Framework

Currently Using Lexiles

In Active Discussion -

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Database Services Allow educators to supplement

textbook instruction and reading with periodicals, newspapers, reference books & transcripts

EBSCO: 8M Lexiled at www.ebsco.com Proquest: 60M Lexiled at

www.proquest.com Follett Library Services: Library MARC

records can be updated with Lexile measures, info at www.fsc.follett.com

State of the Union - Today

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The Unification of Reading

Reading MotivationEBSCO Online Reader

Hooked on PhonicsHOSTS

Scholastic Read180Scholastic Reading Counts!

Success for All

Periodical DatabasesBigchalk/ProQuest

EBSCONoveList

PearsonScholasticRand McNally

Rigby RosenSRA/McGraw-Hill

Book Distributors & Databases

Baker & TaylorThe Book Source

Follett Library ServicesFollett Software Co.

IngramRRBowkerSundance

Test Publishers

School/Public Libraries

Follett Software Company Follett Library Services

Mackin Library Media

PrebindersThe Booksource

DEMCOEconoclad

Permabound

Bound-to-Stay Bound

Textbook PublishersAddison-Wesley

Britannica

Globe-Fearon

Holt Rinehart & WinstonHoughton Mifflin

Prentice Hall

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

Hampton-BrownHarcourt School Publishers

SRA/McGraw-HillScott Foresman

Steck-VaughnThe Wright Group

Trade Book PublishersModern Curriculum

Scott Foresman

CrabtreeDomineeDK Publishing

Lee & Low

Globe-FearonHampton BrownHarcourtHoltLeapfrog

Glencoe/McGraw-HillEducational Testing Services (ETS)Harcourt Educational Measurement

North Carolina Department of Public InstructionNorthwest Evaluation Association

Riverside PublishingTexas Education Agency

Utah State Office of Education

CTB/McGraw-Hill

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A non-proprietary standard

Many ways (assessments) to place a student on the scale

Many publishers have adopted the standard

“Connects the year-to-year with the day-to-day.”

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Lexile Overview and Theory

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Three Key Concepts Reading Ability

the cognitive set students use to construct meaning from text as measured on tests

Readability the difficulty of reading materials based on

dimensions or characteristics of the text Reading Comprehension

the construction of meaning from local text

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Lexile Framework Components

The Lexile MapThe Lexile Analyzer

LinkingTechnology

TestofReadingDevelopment

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Determining text difficulty Syntactic Complexity

the number of words per sentence longer sentences are more complex

and require more short-term memory to process

Semantic Difficulty the frequency of the words in a

corpus of written text corpus has over one billion words

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Placing texts on the map

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Lexile Map for Oregon Department of Education

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John Grisham titlesThe Pelican BriefThe FirmThe ClientThe TestamentA Time to KillA Painted HouseThe PartnerThe Street LawyerThe BrethrenThe ChamberThe RainmakerThe Runaway Jury

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John Grisham titlesThe Pelican Brief 660The Firm 680The Client 730The Testament 770A Time to Kill 770A Painted House 780The Partner 790The Street Lawyer 790The Brethren 810The Chamber 810The Rainmaker 830The Runaway Jury 930

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Michael Crichton titlesRising SunDisclosureSphereTimelineAirframeA Case of NeedThe Lost WorldThe Terminal ManJurassic ParkThe Andromeda StrainCongoThe Great Train RobberyEaters of the Dead

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Michael Crichton titlesRising Sun 540Disclosure 590Sphere 610Timeline 620Airframe 640A Case of Need 650The Lost World 670The Terminal Man 690Jurassic Park 710The Andromeda Strain 840Congo 940The Great Train Robbery 1060Eaters of the Dead 1090

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Lexiles and Newspapers Reuters NY Times Washington Post Wall Street Journal Chicago Tribune Associated Press USA Today

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Lexiles and Newspapers Reuters (1440L) NY Times (1380L) Washington Post (1350L) Wall Street Journal (1320L) Chicago Tribune (1310L) Associated Press (1310L) USA Today (1200L)

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Lexile Calculator Forecasted comprehension rates:

Reader measure – text calibration = O Lexiles, 75% comprehension

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Reader measure – text calibration = +250 Lexiles, 90% comprehension

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Lexile Calculator Can help you better deliver

instruction by knowing in advance which students: are likely to need extra help with a

lesson will understand the material on their

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Communicating with Parents

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Communicating with Parents Don’t get too focused on numbers

– ranges are important. Give examples of books and other

text materials. Talk about where the student is

now, but also where they are going!

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Communicating with Parents Emphasize that the Lexile

Framework does not address: interest, age appropriateness, text support, or text quality.

It looks only at text difficulty – books should always be previewed.

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Matching Readers and Text www.lexile.com

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Life Demands for Literacy Continuing Education Workplace Citizenship

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Adult text demands 1100L to 1400L

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Lexiles and Lifelong Reading Aetna Health Care Discount Form (1360L) Medical Insurance Benefit Pkg (1280L) Application for Student Loan (1270L) Federal Tax Form W-4 (1260L) Installing Your Child Safety Seat (1170L) Microsoft Windows User Manual (1150L) G.M. Protection Plan (1150L) CD-DVD Player Instructions (1080L)

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The Quantile Framework for Mathematics Developmental scale that locates an individual’s ability

to think mathematically in a taxonomy of mathematical skills, concepts and applications.

Tool that links skill development and concept acquisition in mathematics to student achievement with a common scale—Quantile

Characterizes the problem solver with a measure and the skill/concept with a measure under a common scale

Allows educators to: link skills and concepts together across strands to see the

“big picture” in the development of curriculum determine the readiness of students to be successful

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Three Components of The Quantile Framework

Quantile Titles Database

LinkingTechnology

Test ofMathematical Achievement

Quantile Map

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Picturing Mathematics with the Quantile Map

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QTaxons

What is a QTaxon? Where did list of QTaxons come

from? Strands

Relationship to NCTM Content Strands Process Strands

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Quantile Map

Putting QTaxons on the Quantile Map Identify items that meet psychometric

criteria Identify items that are representative

of the QTaxon and match what is typically taught during the first lesson

Relationship with supporting QTaxons

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Quantile Website QTaxon Database

Knowledge Cluster Sample/exemplar items Related terms and Concepts

State Curricular Frameworks Mississippi Texas North Carolina

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Otis Fulton ofulton@lexile.com