Updated:: Nov 7, 2018
Original:: Sep 8, 2010

How to Know If Your Child Is Reading at Grade Level

Although students in each grade level exhibit a range of reading abilities, the Lexile Reader and Text Measures make it possible to map their reading ability to typical grade-level scores.

Instructions

Step 1: Consult a grade equivalence chart Consult an online Lexile grade-level equivalence chart. The chart shows a range of Lexile scores for each grade level at its website.
Step 2: Check your child's report card Check your child's report card to see whether it lists a Lexile reading score. If it does, compare the score with the Reader Measures in the chart to determine the child's reading level.
TIP: Ask your child's teacher if the school uses the Lexile index if a score does not appear in the report card.
Step 3: Have lexile score measured Have the child's Lexile score measured at a private learning center that uses the index if the child's school does not.
TIP: Lexile is used in some way in all 50 states.
Step 4: Compare text measures Compare the Lexile text measures for any book the child wants to read with the Text Measures in the grade-equivalence chart to determine the grade level the books correspond to.
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