Ms. Riding Hood
01-23-2008, 02:19 PM
My mom is a teacher and suggested this for me. Some of you may find it helpful.
Many books are rated according to a scale of difficulty, and there are different scales that are used. One is called the "Lexile Framework", and books are graded according to "lexiles". Once you get a general idea of what your child's lexile level is, you can search for books that fall within a certain range of that. I think the goal is to choose books (for emergent readers) that are below their frustration level. I believe my mom said they should miss less than one word in twenty? I just had ds read a book and then searched that book to find its level. Then I knew about what his level was without turning to any official test.
Anyway, if you google "lexile level" you'll find a lot. This is one I've used http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=fa Notice there are tabs along the top which lead to further information.
HTH!
Many books are rated according to a scale of difficulty, and there are different scales that are used. One is called the "Lexile Framework", and books are graded according to "lexiles". Once you get a general idea of what your child's lexile level is, you can search for books that fall within a certain range of that. I think the goal is to choose books (for emergent readers) that are below their frustration level. I believe my mom said they should miss less than one word in twenty? I just had ds read a book and then searched that book to find its level. Then I knew about what his level was without turning to any official test.
Anyway, if you google "lexile level" you'll find a lot. This is one I've used http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=fa Notice there are tabs along the top which lead to further information.
HTH!