As a parent, I want to understand how my child's Lexile® measure from their STAAR test results can help me choose appropriate books for their reading level and create effective summer reading lists. Explain how Lexile® measures assist in these two areas.
Navigate to texasassessment.gov. Click on the 'Assessment Programs' dropdown. Click on the 'STAAR' link. Scroll down the page to locate and click the 'Literacy and Lexile® Measures' link. Synthesize information from the 'Helps You Make the Best Reading Choices' and 'Helps To Create Summer Reading Lists' sections to explain how Lexile® measures assist in making reading choices and creating summer reading lists.
Explain that Lexile® measures help match books to a student's reading ability by comparing the Lexile® text measure of a book with the Lexile® reader measure of a student. State that this matching helps find books that are 'not too easy, not too hard, but just right'. Explain that Lexile® measures can be used to promote summer reading by guiding children to books that will not bore them (too easy) or frustrate them (too difficult).