I wanted to offer a little more regarding reading comprehension. In a previous post: “What Grade Level Do You Write At?”  I discussed that to write for the masses, your writing level should target 4th – 5th grade. So, how do they determine what level is your writing?

What is Lexile?

Lexile measures are a quantitative measure for text complexity. They don’t address whether the book is appropriate for your child’s age. Some books also have a two-letter designation that appears before a Lexile measure called a Lexile Code.

Lexile Analyzer

Paste or type in text of 1,000 words or less to discover:

• The Lexile range for the text.
• Early Reading Indicator information for texts 650L and below.
• Lists of similar books.
• Challenging words highlighted in the text along with their definitions, parts of speech, example sentences.
• Toggle to Spanish to paste or type text in Spanish and get a Lexile range.

Reading:

Lexlile Measures: https://doe.nv.gov/Standards_Instructional_Support/Lexile_and_Quantile_Measures/