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    Wow! That was one useful post, Lori! Thanks for that. We often use lexiles here because it's about the only way I can tell what my son's reading level is. He resists reading comprehension tests, plus I don't like to do much of that sort of stuff anyway. It's really more for me than for him and his work, so it seems kind of self-indulgent. So knowing more about the lexiles and what they mean specifically is REALLY helpful!

    I'm amazed that you found a specific explanation of the very book in question, too. Wowsa! Kudos to you!


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    Yes, I so agree!

    There's no need to always read at the highest level you can manage. That just makes no sense to me. Challenging material, good brain-stretchers, good plots and characters can occur at all levels of writing. I am a big fan of variety.


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    I think that your lexile score represents the place where you would have 75% comprehension, which is appropriate for learning situations. But there are many cases where 95% comprehension is what you want, in which case a lower reading level would be necessary.

    DS's K teacher told me, when DS was already reading at around 5th grade level, that most great children's lit is written between 4th and 6th grade level. She wanted to make sure that DS didn't think that those books were below him. Reading things like Charlotte's Web are not just about the reading level but about being part of our culture and they are great books.

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    Originally Posted by acs
    I think that your lexile score represents the place where you would have 75% comprehension, which is appropriate for learning situations. But there are many cases where 95% comprehension is what you want, in which case a lower reading level would be necessary.

    DS's K teacher told me, when DS was already reading at around 5th grade level, that most great children's lit is written between 4th and 6th grade level. She wanted to make sure that DS didn't think that those books were below him. Reading things like Charlotte's Web are not just about the reading level but about being part of our culture and they are great books.

    That's a very good point, acs. I'm going to have to speak with GS9's teacher about allowing him to read books beneath his AR level. Twice this quarter he's gone to her and told her he met his goals, both times she responded by doubling his point goal. Now he's up to 100 pts for a goal, and I'm digging furiously for books that: 1.) he'll like, 2.) aren't just point builders, 3.) are in his level. His goals are set at 100 for this quarter because he asked for the challenge, and she gave it to him. I don't want to keep him from reading something like 'Charlottes Web' just because he needs to get points.

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