If you want to know whether a specific book is within your child’s Lexile range, you can use our Lexile® Find a Book tool. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a book’s Lexile measure by entering a book’s title, author or ISBN.
Contents
What are the Lexile levels by grade?
What are Lexiles and how do they support the Common Core Standards?
| Grade Band | Age | “Stretch” Lexile Band |
|---|---|---|
| K-1 | 5-7 Years Old | N/A |
| 2-3 | 7-9 years old | 420L-820L |
| 4-5 | 9-11 years old | 740L-1010L |
| 6-8 | 11-14 years old | 925L-1185L |
How do I determine my child’s reading level?
Usually, your child’s teacher will determine their Lexile reading level and then choose books that have a matching score. The Lexile score, or measure, describes your child’s reading ability and matches them with books and other reading materials. This measure ranges anywhere from 0L to 2000L.
What Lexile is 12th grade?
To begin, Lexile score ranges vary depending on grade level. A proficient first grader would score between 200L and 300L, while an adequate reader in the 12th grade would earn a score in the range of 1060L and 1320L.
Is a 1300 Lexile score good?
Research shows that 1300L or above is the target Lexile measure for students to be ready for college and career in reading. Lexile measures provide a scientific approach to improve reading. For more information on how Lexile measures can help improve your students’ reading, visit Lexile.com/educators.
What should my child Lexile level be?
A recommended Lexile text range is 100L below to 50L above your young learner’s Lexile reading measure. Once you have determined an appropriate range, search for books with topics, content, and themes that interest your child.
What is Lexile measure?
A Lexile text measure represents a text’s difficulty level on the Lexile scale. When used together, they can help a reader choose a book or other reading material that is at an appropriate difficulty level. The Lexile reader measure can also be used to monitor a reader’s growth in reading ability over time.
What is a 3rd grade Lexile level?
3rd grade Lexile levels: 651-730L: best level N books. 691-770L: best level O books.
What Lexile is Harry Potter?
880L
“For example, the first “Harry Potter” book measures 880L, so it’s called an 880 Lexile book. A Lexile text measure is based on two strong predictors of how difficult a text is to comprehend: word frequency and sentence length.
What Lexile is 11th grade?
225.2
| Reading Status Norms (RIT Values and Lexile Levels) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grade | Beginning-of-Year | Lexile Range |
| 9 | 220.9 | 1100-1125 |
| 10 | 223.9 | 1150-1175 |
| 11 | 225.2 | 1200+ |
What Lexile is 2nd grade?
Match students with the right material at the right time.
| Scholastic Guided Reading Level | Lexile | |
|---|---|---|
| Second Grade | K | 420L–650L |
| L-M | ||
| N | ||
| Third Grade | J-K | 520L–820L |
What is the highest Lexile?
2000L
The Lexile level will always be shown as a number with an “L” after it — for example 770L = 770 Lexile. The higher the Lexile measure, the higher the student’s reading level. The reader’s Lexile Framework works in intervals of five with 5L being the lowest. The highest possible measure is 2000L.
Is Lexile score accurate?
How Accurate Are Lexile Text Measures?Uncertainty in comprehension rates results from unreliability in reader measures and inaccuracy in text readability measures. Whole-text processing eliminates sampling error in text measures. However, Lexile text measures are imperfect due to misspecification of the Lexile theory.
What is a college level Lexile?
Texts required for many postsecondary pursuits fall within a Lexile range of 1200L to 1400L, while the text complexity of typical high school textbooks for grades 11 and 12 is about 1050L to 1165L.
Is 1600 a good Lexile score?
The highest scores—1600+L—correspond to advanced readers. These scores can be used to choose appropriate reading materials for a student. About a half a million books have been analyzed and given a Lexile score.
Is a 1400 Lexile good?
The reading sections of college entrance exams like the SAT and ACT range from approximately 1200 to 1400. For pleasure reading, people often select books 200 or more Lexiles below their score. These selections are primarily for enjoyment and may not increase reading ability significantly.
What is GRL reading level?
Guided Reading Level (GRL)
Under GRL, books run from A to Z, with A being easiest. Throughout the year, your child’s teacher will gradually move your child step by step into more difficult text, providing guided instruction along the way.
What books have a Lexile of 1100?
Lexile 1100 Books
- Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors (Paperback)
- The Red Fairy Book (Paperback)
- The Wind in the Willows (Paperback)
- The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)
- The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)
- The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
What Lexile is Percy Jackson?
740
Lexile is a Guide
Percy Jackson is 740. Students with a much higher Lexile level may love these books. It is okay to allow them to read these books for pleasure. The same is true for a student with a lower Lexile level wanting to read a higher Lexile level book.
What Lexile is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
Shop by Program:
| Reading Level | Reading Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Series: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid (Book: 1) Kinney, Jeff 9781419741852 Fiction Hardcover | T | 950L |
| Dog Days Series: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid (Book: 4) Kinney, Jeff 9781419741883 Fiction Hardcover | T | 1010L |
What is the Lexile for 4th grade?
445L to 810L
The average 4th grader will have a Lexile score of 445L to 810L. However, this is true for around 50% of students, with around 25% being below the average, while the other 25% are likely to be above the average. The same study showcased that students can be up to 250L above or below the average.