Accurately Match Readers with Books The Lexile Map Lexile Framework Facts Connect to High-Stakes Tests Adopted Nationwide Why did Scholastic choose the Lexile Framework?

When readers are targeted, they read with confidence, control, enjoyment, and the right level of challenge—conditions that are necessary to keep students growing as readers. The Lexile Framework for Reading facilitates easy testing of reader progress, and gives teachers and parents the confidence to choose materials that will improve student reading skills without frustration. Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) is the only computer adaptive classroom-based assessment program that directly reports student reading levels using the native Lexile® item format. Accurately Match Readers with Books The Lexile Framework is a research-proven system for measuring students' reading levels and matching readers to text. The Lexile Framework is unique because it uses a common metric—a Lexile measure—to evaluate both reading ability and text difficulty. By placing both reader and text on the same scale, the Lexile Framework allows educators to forecast the level of comprehension a student will experience with a particular text, and to evaluate curriculum needs based on each student's ability to comprehend the materials. Lexile Framework Map The Lexile Map The Lexile Map is a graphical representation of the way that readers and texts can connect using the Lexile Framework. It lists the typical grades, sample titles, and benchmark text passages that correspond to each Lexile Range. Lexile Framework Facts The Lexile Framework was developed by MetaMetrics, an independent education company based in Research Triangle Park, NC, after 15 years of research funded by the National Institutes of Health. More than 44,000 books and 40 million articles have a Lexile measure, and major standardized tests can report student reading scores in Lexiles. As the most widely adopted reading measure in use today, Lexiles are found in the reading and testing programs of states, school districts, and the U.S. Department of Education's "America Reads" program. In 2003, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) chose the Lexile Framework as its measure of text difficulty. Connect to High-Stakes Tests The Lexile Framework for Reading has been linked to many national and state norm-referenced assessments, including the SAT-10, SAT-9, SDRT-4, MAT-8, TerraNova Assessment Series (CTBS/5 and CAT/6), and the Iowa Tests (ITBS and ITED), as well as state tests, including the California STAR Reading Program, the North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests (NCEoG), and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) among others. By utilizing the Lexile Framework, SRI provides educators with the unique opportunity to bridge the gap between high-stakes assessment and instruction, and indicates future performance on such tests. Adopted Nationwide States and districts throughout the U.S.-including California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, North Carolina, Texas and Wyoming-have adopted the Lexile Framework as a critical part of the reading curriculum. Why did Scholastic choose the Lexile Framework? Scholastic Reading Inventory was developed in partnership with MetaMetrics. Scholastic chose to use the Lexile Framework after an intensive study of all the readability measures that exist. This important decision was made due to the research and validity behind the Lexile Framework's effectiveness in matching students with text. For more information about Scholastic's other Lexile-based programs, please see Related Products section. For more information on The Lexile Framework for Reading, please visit www.lexile.com MetaMetrics, Lexile Framework, Lexile, and the Lexile logo are trademarks and/or U.S. registered trademarks of MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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