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Developing 21st Century
Literacy in Students
Nicole Hochholzer
International Center for Leadership in Education
Literacy in the 21st century is more
than reading and writing . . .
. . . It’s the ability to learn, unlearn,
and relearn.
1900 Workplace Demands
Highly skilled
Low skilled
•Avg. age to enter work force
14
•Avg. age to leave work force
47
•Life expectancy
47
1980 Workplace Demands
Highly skilled
Semi skilled
Low skilled
•Avg. age to enter work force 18
•Avg. age to leave work force 65
78
•Life expectancy
2010 Workplace Demands
Highly skilled
Low skilled
•Avg. age to enter the workplace
21
5-8
•Number of times change jobs
•Est. Life expectancy in 2100
107 to 124!
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21
Century Skills for Success
 Strong
Academics
 Reading, Writing, Math, Science,
Technology Skills
 Career Skills
 Workplace Attitudes & Ethics
Character Virtues
 Honesty, Responsibility, Integrity
Reading Literacy
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National Adult Literacy
Study (NALS)
International Adult Literacy
Study (IALS)
Three Scales
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Prose
Document
Quantitative
Results
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20 Nations
16-65 Year Olds
Prose – 9th
Document – 14th
Quantitative – 13th
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So what do we do?
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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!
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
Four types of literacy:
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Functional Literacy
Content Literacy
Technological Literacy
Innovative Literacy
Where will you start?
If you do nothing else…
Stop guessing about
your students’ reading
abilities!
Grade Levels
Do I want to buy a 5th
grade shoe?
Why would I want to buy a 5th
grade book?
Lexile Framework
“Wow! I didn’t know I could
figure out how kids are
reading in my class!”
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
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
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
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
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!
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?”
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
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
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
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)
Newspapers
Reuters (1440)
NY Times (1380)
Washington Post (1350)
Wall Street Journal (1320)
Chicago Tribune (1310)
Associated Press (1310)
USA Today (1200)
16 Career Clusters
Department of Education
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Business and Administration
Arts, Audiovisual Technology, and
Communications
Architecture and Construction
Education and Training
Finance
Health Science
Hospitality and Tourism
Human Services
Information Technology
Law and Public Safety
Manufacturing
Government and Public
Administration
Scientific Research and Engineering
Retail, Wholesale, and Service
Transportation, Distribution, and
Logistics
Reading Requirements
Findings
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Entry-level
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Highest in 6/16
Second Highest in 7/16
Consistent Across Country
Advanced
Lexile Reading Level Range: 850-930
Intermediate
Lexile Reading Level Range: 940-1090
Entry Level
Human Services
Lexile Reading Level Range: 1000-1140
Advanced
Lexile Reading Level Range: 1310-1390
Intermediate
Lexile Reading Level Range: 1250-1340
Entry Level
Construction
Lexile Reading Level Range: 1310-1350
Manufacturing
2005-06 Lexile Framework® for Reading Study
Summary of Text Lexile Measures
Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%)
Text Lexile Measure (L)
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
High
School
Literature
College
Literature
College
High
School Textbooks
Textbooks
* Source of National Test Data: MetaMetrics
Military
Personal Entry-Level
Use
Occupations
SAT 1,
ACT,
AP*
2005-06 Lexile Framework® for Reading Study
Summary of High School Textbook Lexile Measures
Interquartile Ranges Shown (25% - 75%)
1400
Text Lexile Measure (L)
1300
1200
1100
1000
900
800
ELA
Math
Science
Social
Studies
Subject Area Textbooks
Arts
CTE
Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)
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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
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
SRI Testing
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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
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? “
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!
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?
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”
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?
Use the Lexile Analyzer!
1. 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
Lexile Analyzer
1. Click on Lexile Analyzer
2. Click on “Browse”
3. Double-click on your document
4.
Click on “Analyze”
Or..use a search engine…
• SIRS
• Ebscohost
• Proquest
Makes differentiating easy!
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
Literacy in the 21st century is more
than reading and writing . . .
. . . It’s the ability to learn, unlearn,
and relearn.
Nicole Hochholzer
[email protected]
(920) 766-5948
International Center for
Leadership in Education, Inc.
1587 Route 146
Rexford, NY 12148
Phone (518) 399-2776
Fax (518) 399-7607
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