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Getting to the Core of Lexiles , Reading Counts, and Overdrive

Getting to the Core of Lexiles , Reading Counts, and Overdrive. Erika Lawrence Jennifer Edge Dottie McGrady. Mission and Vision. Mission : Dorchester School District Two leading the way, every student, every day, through relationships, rigor, and relevance.

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Getting to the Core of Lexiles , Reading Counts, and Overdrive

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  1. Getting to the Core of Lexiles, Reading Counts, and Overdrive Erika Lawrence Jennifer Edge Dottie McGrady

  2. Mission and Vision Mission: Dorchester School District Two leading the way, every student, every day, through relationships, rigor, and relevance. Vision: Dorchester School District Two desires to be recognized as a “World Class” school district, expecting each student to achieve at his/her optimum level in all areas, and providing all members of our district family with an environment that permits them to do their personal best.

  3. Getting to the Core of Lexiles, Reading Counts, and Overdrive • Understanding Lexiles • Assisting Students in Selecting Books • Overdtrive • Creating Reading Counts Tests

  4. Understanding Lexiles Text Complexity Measures Quantative Measure/LEXILE Meaning/Purpose *Sentence Structure *Vocabulary *Structure/Plot Quallitative Measure *Figurative Language *Plot Structure *Context * Reader and Task *Is the topic interesting? *What do students already know? *Purpose for reading the text? *What do we expect to do with the text? *

  5. Understanding lexiles Lexile code gives you more information about a book that relates to its developmental appropriateness, reading difficulty, and common or intended usage AD=Adult Directed NC=Non-conformity HL=High-Low (Low Lexile/High Qualitative) IG=Illustrated Guide GN=Graphic Novel BR=Beginning Reader NP=Non-Prose

  6. Ranking Text Difficulty…What do you think? 810L 730L 290L 980L 810L 950L 940L 830L 1120L

  7. Assisting Students in Selecting Books Lexile Level Purpose for Reading Interest

  8. Overdrive *Logging in *Tutorial Videos -Browsing -Title Details *Searching by Lexile

  9. Creating Reading Counts Tests • Many good books that are provided by teachers and librarians are not Reading Counts books. You can create tests so that students can read good quality books and still earn RC points.

  10. Contact Information Erika Lawrence FES ITS erilawrence@dorchester2.k12.sc.us Jennifer Edge FES Media Specialist jedge@dorchester2.k12.sc.us Dotty McGrady OES Media Specialist dmcgrady@dorchester2.k12.sc.us

  11. Session EvaluationParticipants are asked to complete a session evaluation for each session attended. Credit (attendance, renewal, and/or technology) will be added following evaluation completion. For each question, use 1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neither Agree nor Disagree, 4=Agree, 5=Strongly Agree. Your responses will assist us in planning future professional development in Dorchester School District Two. • The instructor was well prepared for the workshop. • The materials for the workshop were appropriate. • The concepts presented were appropriate to my job. • I will benefit from attending this session. • I would recommend this training to others.

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