For the latter method, you need to know the Lexile level of the sample text. The Lexile home page has links to lists of leveled books, plus a tool into which you can type a paragraph of text for analysis. Once you know the book level, ask the student to read to you. The student ...
As a classroom teacher, I knew how important it was for students to work in groups throughout the school day. However, it was always a challenge to group students quickly and place them in the “perfect” groups. There are so many factors to consider, from who gets along with who to w...
This illustration is silly, of course. First, no kid in Readers Workshop is likely to decide to take on Melville, even in high school. Second, no teacher is going to let a kid take on Moby Dick because its Lexile level will likely be beyond their supposed “instructional...
Title 1 teacher for grades K-2 at Bainbridge Elementary School in Indiana.WHAT: Uses Burst: Reading from Wireless Generation to offer targeted assessments and reading intervention.THE DETAILS: "In the past, we would determine where students had problems but didn't know how to help them," says...
There are other things, too, with your special populations, which we’ll talk about in a little bit. But I just think overall, the benefits of using audio, there’s so many. I know we have some time today to talk about all of them, but I’m really excited about the connection betw...
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I've gotten really tired of reading Graded Readers, and then still feeling somewhat baffled when I encounter a legit Chinese paragraph, so I've decided to move on and just power through Chinese novels from here on out. I know it will be a struggle, but the question is, how much of a...