The librarian and/or classroom teacher has the right of refusal. Students have been told that they may request that books below their Lexile be added to their list.The point value is based on the Lexile level and word count. In addition to a minimum Lexile score, each book has a point value.The books with no Lexile rating appear on everyone’s list.The Lexile level has nothing whatsoever to do with the theme or content of a book.The Lexile level has nothing whatsoever to do with the length of a book.
The recreational level assigned to each student is considerably below the instructional level earned on the test. The Lexile level assigned to each student is NOT the raw score received on the Scholastic Reading Inventory test. The scores at our school ranged from BR (Beginning Reader) to over 1700. For more information about the Lexile framework, visit.
