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** Understanding Lexiles **  ||

Lexile scores are now included on each student's TAKS Confidential Student Report. A student's Lexile Score **falls within a range that indicates the grade level at which a student is currently reading.** The Lexile Framework © for Reading is a scientific approach to measuring readers and reading materials. A key part of the Lexile Framework is a number called the “Lexile” measure. The Lexile measure reflects the difficulty of a text; it also indicates a student’s reading ability. A Lexile measure for either text or readers is a simple number followed by an “L” (e.g. “850L”) and is placed on a scale that ranges from 200L for a beginning reader to 1700L for advanced readers. All major standardized reading tests, like TAKS, report their results in Lexiles. Lexile measures do not translate specifically into grade levels, but they can give parents and teachers an idea as to how well a student comprehends what he/she is reading. All PreAP / AP texts are written either at or above grade level. If a student’s Lexile score falls either at or below grade level, he/she will have difficulty taking a PreAP/ AP course. It is important to check the student’s Lexile score in order to make an informed decision concerning his/her class schedule for next year. **Reader Measures** (Interquartile Range,   Mid-Year)  || **Grade** A student's Lexile Score falls within a range that indicates the grade level at which a student is currently reading. || Up to 300L  || 1 ||  140L to 500L  || 2 ||  330L to 700L  || 3 ||  445L to 810L  || 4 ||  565L to 910L  || 5 ||  665L to 1000L  || 6 ||  735L to 1065L  || 7 ||  805L to 1100L  || 8 ||  855L to 1165L  || 9 ||  905L to 1195L  || 10 ||  940L to 1210L  || 11 and 12 || For additional information on the Lexile Framework® for reading go to [|www.lexiles.com]. ** Understanding Quantiles **  ||

Quantile scores are now included on each student's TAKS Confidential Student Report. A student's Quantile Score falls within a range that indicates **the grade level for which a student __is ready__ for instruction – not the grade level at which a student is currently performing.** A Quantile is the unit of measure on the Quantile scale. Quantiles measure mathematics achievement and problem solvability, similar to the way Lexiles measure reading ability and text difficulty, with a simple number followed by the letter “Q.” The Quantile Framework spans the developmental continuum from kindergarten mathematics through the content typically taught in Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry and Pre-calculus — from Emerging Mathematician (0Q and below) to above 1400Q. A student’s Quantile score indicates a level at which the student is __ready for instruction__ – not the level at which the student is currently performing. A higher Quantile measure within a specific grade range indicates that a student probably has very few problems with grade-level material (textbooks and assignments) in school. A lower Quantile measure indicates that a student most likely struggles to understand and be successful with grade-level material. Students’ Quantile scores cannot and should not be used in lieu of prerequisite coursework to register students for intermediate and high school credit courses. Students considering a PreAP Mathematics course should have a Quantile score at the upper end of the range for the grade level or course they plan to take. ** If a student has a ** ** Quantile score between: ** || ** The student is ready ** ** for instruction at grade: ** || **EM ** || K-1 || **100Q to 480Q ** || 2 ||   340Q to 660Q   || 3 ||   495Q to 815Q   || 4 ||   635Q to 955Q   || 5 ||   700Q to 1020Q   || 6 ||   750Q to 1070Q   || 7 ||   820Q to 1140Q   || 8 ||   870Q to 1190Q   || Algebra I || 940Q to 1260Q  || Geometry || 1000Q to 1320Q  || Algebra II || For additional information on the Quantile Framework® for Mathematics go to [|www.quantiles.com].