THOSE WHO DO THEIR BEST
DO WELL
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LEXILE
Incentive Reading Programme
...
where
reading counts
Background:
Lexile
is an incentive reading programme for schools
 Brought
into New Zealand by Scholastic
Promotes
a love of reading
Encourages reading mileage - especially
with the boys
Measures
student's reading comprehension and the text difficulty
of books
Matches
readers to the appropriate books
Motivates students
to read
by increasing confidence
Monitors students' progress
for teachers with reports on reading comprehension
Tested and trialed over
many years - 15
years, 400,000 students
Getting
Started - The Lexile Test
Students
all registered to online site
Sit
Lexile Test: 20-40 multiple choice questions
checking comprehension of passages from books
Test
provides student with individual "Lexile
Level"
Students
then print individualised book list - within
Lexile range and their interests
Reading
Mileage and Book Quiz
Students
read a book
Revisit
website and complete comprehension check - a "Book
Quiz" of 10 multi-choice questions
Score
70% or more, receive points
Points
build and rewards used to encourage students to
continue to read.
... So
Reading Counts!
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