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International Center for Leadership in Education

Developing 21 st Century Literacy in Students. International Center for Leadership in Education. Nicole Hochholzer. Literacy in the 21 st century is more than reading and writing . . . . . . It’s the ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn. 1900 Workplace Demands. Highly skilled.

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International Center for Leadership in Education

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  1. Developing 21st Century Literacy in Students International Center for Leadership in Education Nicole Hochholzer

  2. Literacy in the 21st century is more than reading and writing . . . . . . It’s the ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn.

  3. 1900 Workplace Demands Highly skilled Low skilled • Avg. age to enter work force 14 • Avg. age to leave work force 47 • Life expectancy 47

  4. 1980 Workplace Demands Highly skilled Semi skilled Low skilled 18 • Avg. age to enter work force • Avg. age to leave work force 65 78 • Life expectancy

  5. 2010 Workplace Demands Highly skilled Low skilled • Avg. age to enter the workplace • Number of times change jobs 21 5-8 • Est. Life expectancy in 2100 107 to 124!

  6. 21st Century Skills for Success • Strong Academics • Reading, Writing, Math, Science, Technology Skills • Career Skills • Workplace Attitudes & Ethics • Character Virtues • Honesty, Responsibility, Integrity

  7. Reading Literacy • National Adult Literacy Study (NALS) • International Adult Literacy Study (IALS)

  8. Three Scales • Prose • Document • Quantitative

  9. Results • 20 Nations • 16-65 Year Olds • Prose – 9th • Document – 14th • Quantitative – 13th

  10. So what do we do? • Have a plan • Have some buy-in • Listen to your staff • Have a back-up plan • Give it time • Be prepared to change the plan!

  11. How do I create a plan? • Must look at your school’s DNA • Don’t try to take on too much • Decide WHO is responsible for WHAT and WHEN it will happen • Must give it time • Must reassess frequently

  12. Four types of literacy: • Functional Literacy • Content Literacy • Technological Literacy • Innovative Literacy Where will you start?

  13. If you do nothing else… Stop guessing about your students’ reading abilities!

  14. Grade Levels Do I want to buy a 5th grade shoe? Why would I want to buy a 5th grade book?

  15. Lexile Framework “Wow! I didn’t know I could figure out how kids are reading in my class!”

  16. So what’s a Lexile? • The Lexile Framework is a widely adopted method to measure reader ability and text difficulty. • A Lexile is determined for each student, based on the student’s performance on a given assessment (TAKS, SRI) source: MetaMetrics

  17. The Lexile Framework consists of two main components: • A Lexile MEASURE – the numeric representation of a reader’s ability or a text’s difficulty • The Lexile SCALE – a developmental scale for reading ranging from 200L for beginning readers to above 1700L for advanced text • The measure and scale are the same, so users can match text with ability • Source: MetaMetrics

  18. What does a Lexile measure? • Syntactic Complexity -number of words per sentence -longer sentences – more complex, require more short-term memory to process • Semantic Difficulty -the frequency of words in a corpus of written text -corpus have over 400 million words

  19. Why use the Lexile score? When reader and text are appropriately matched, a reader can enjoy a comprehension rate of about 75% The 75% comprehension level corresponds to the balance of skill and difficulty that allows reading to be a positive, but adequately challenging experience, and encourages the reader to grow in proficiency and motivation

  20. In other words… • You can figure out if what your students are reading is too easy or too hard! • You can determine if the students won’t read, or if they CAN’T read!

  21. Important to know.. • There’s no direct translation from a specific Lexile measure to a specific grade level • The real power of the Lexile Framework is to meet readers “where they are” and to help them grow • “So…1100 doesn’t equal 11th grade?”

  22. Lexile Literature 1500 - On Ancient Medicine 1400 - The Scarlet Letter 1300 - Brown vs. Board of Ed. 1200 - War and Peace 1100 - Pride and Prejudice 1000 - Black Beauty 900 - Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders 800 - The Adventures of Pinocchio 700 - Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery 600 - A Baby Sister for Frances 500 - The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth 400 - Frog and Toad are Friends 300 - Clifford’s Manners

  23. Lexile Texts 1500 - The Making of Memory: From Molecules to Mind; Doubleday 1400 - Philosophical Essays; Hackett Publishing 1300 - Psychology: An Introduction; Prentice Hall 1200 - Business; Prentice Hall 1100 - America: Pathways to Present; Prentice Hall 1000 - Writing and Grammar Gold Level; Prentice Hall 900 - World Cultures: A Global Mosaic; Prentice Hall 800 - Word 97; Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 700 - World Explorer: The U.S. & Canada; Prentice Hall 600 - Science (Grade 4); Addison-Wesley 500 - People and Places; Silver Burdett Ginn 400 - Imagine That!; Scholastic Inc. 300 - My World; Harcourt Brace

  24. Good to know…. • As of 2006, every textbook published has been “Lexiled” • Go to lexile.com, and click on book database to find the Lexile score for a particular textbook

  25. Personal Use Aetna Health Care Discount Form (1360) Medical Insurance Benefit Package (1280) Application for Student Loan (1270) Federal Tax Form W-4 (1260) Installing Your Child Safety Seat (1170) Microsoft Windows User Manual (1150) G.M. Protection Plan (1150) CD DVD Player Instructions (1080)

  26. Newspapers Reuters (1440) NY Times (1380) Washington Post (1350) Wall Street Journal (1320) Chicago Tribune (1310) Associated Press (1310) USA Today (1200)

  27. 16 Career ClustersDepartment of Education

  28. Reading RequirementsFindings • Entry-level • Highest in 6/16 • Second Highest in 7/16 • Consistent Across Country

  29. Human Services

  30. Construction

  31. Manufacturing

  32. Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%) 2005-06 Lexile Framework® for Reading StudySummary of Text Lexile Measures 1600 1400 1200 Text Lexile Measure (L) 1000 800 600 High School Literature College Textbooks Military High School Textbooks Personal Use Entry-Level Occupations SAT 1, ACT, AP* College Literature * Source of National Test Data: MetaMetrics

  33. 2005-06 Lexile Framework® for Reading StudySummary of High School Textbook Lexile Measures Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%) 1400 1300 1200 Text Lexile Measure (L) 1100 1000 900 800 ELA Math Science Social Studies Arts CTE Subject Area Textbooks

  34. Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) • Lexile test developed by Scholastic • Computer-based test • Takes about 20 minutes to complete • Students receive book list according to lexile score and interests • Can test as often as desired

  35. KHS testing plan • 2004-2005: test all freshmen, CD and KARE (at-risk) students • 2005-2006:test all freshmen, sophomores, CD and KARE students • 2006-2007:test all freshmen, sophomore, juniors, CD and KARE students • 2007-2008: all students

  36. SRI Testing • Freshmen year: physical science classes • Sophomore year: English 10 classes • Junior year: US & World 11 classes • CD and KARE students tested through their primary teachers • Test in September and February each year

  37. But what does it all mean? The number one question parents (and students) ask about the Lexile Framework is “My child scored ______. What does this mean? “

  38. When communicating with students and parents, remember: • Don’t get too focused on numbers – ranges are more important • To give examples of books and other text materials appropriate for the student • To give examples of how parents can HELP the student • To talk about where the student is going – emphasize progress!

  39. Common teacher questions: • How do I find out the Lexile of my textbook? • How do I know if the novel we’re reading is too easy or too difficult? • How can I find books for a student at the appropriate lexile?

  40. Lexile Book Database 1. Go to www.Lexile.com 2. Click “Find Titles Using the Lexile Book Database” 3. Choose a search field 4. Click “Search”

  41. Another conundrum…. • A 10th grade biology teacher with 120 students in five sections uses a 1000L textbook. One third of her students are reading below 1000L. • What can she do?

  42. Use the Lexile Analyzer! • Register or sign in at Lexile.com 2. Find or create a .txt file (ON DESKTOP) • Create a word document • Save as .txt to desktop

  43. Lexile Analyzer • Click on Lexile Analyzer • Click on “Browse” • Double-click on your document 4. Click on “Analyze”

  44. Or..use a search engine… • SIRS • Ebscohost • Proquest Makes differentiating easy!

  45. Uses at KHS: • Self-selection of books in English classes • Math textbook example • Helped teachers understand need for strategies and differentiation • Part of textbook selection process • “Snapshot” test for special ed

  46. Literacy in the 21st century is more than reading and writing . . . . . . It’s the ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn.

  47. Nicole Hochholzer nhochholzer@hotmail.com (920) 766-5948

  48. International Center for Leadership in Education, Inc. 1587 Route 146 Rexford, NY 12148 Phone (518) 399-2776 Fax (518) 399-7607 • E-mail - info@LeaderEd.com • www.LeaderEd.com

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