Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available. Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes? Thanks for any advice! Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167 ________________________________
AARRGGHHHHH! One of my pet peeves! The whole "leveling" and testing thing just drives me nuts. Let the kids read what they WANT to read for heaven's sake! Rant over... Ann On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Amelia Nolan <anolan@sjcity.com> wrote:
Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available.
Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes?
Thanks for any advice!
*Amy Nolan*
*Children's Librarian*
*St. Joseph Public Library*
*269-983-7167* ------------------------------
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Ann-agreed! Talk about killing the joy in reading. No, you can't read that-it isn't your level. Sure, you can read that, it is your level but we don't have a quiz on it so go find something else. Drives me absolutely bonkers and I feel for these parents who come to me for help with it. Also, I'm afraid that the higher the reading level (a concept I have a hard time with) the more difficult it is for me to find a title. Let alone a title that I would recommend a kid read. my rant over...for now. Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167 ________________________________ From: Ann Perrigo [aperrigo@albionlibrary.org] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:21 PM To: Amelia Nolan Cc: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts AARRGGHHHHH! One of my pet peeves! The whole "leveling" and testing thing just drives me nuts. Let the kids read what they WANT to read for heaven's sake! Rant over... Ann On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Amelia Nolan <anolan@sjcity.com<mailto:anolan@sjcity.com>> wrote: Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available. Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes? Thanks for any advice! Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167 ________________________________ _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org<mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org> http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l -- Ann Perrigo, Co-Director Albion District Library 501 S. Superior Street Albion, MI 49224 517 629-3993
One of my essays for my collection development class is on this topic. I don't see why students shouldn't be able to read books that they want to read at either higher or lower levels. My school librarians spouse often brings home for me YA literature that she thinks I would enjoy reading even at my retirement age. Most of the time she is right. One of my favorite books of the last year was "Stupid Fast." The other issue is those students whose reading ability outstrips their emotional maturity. Perhaps this isn't all that much a problem because I also read adult novels in grade school. I just didn't understand certain parts. Bob Robert P. Holley Professor, School of Library & Information Science Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 aa3805@wayne.edu 248-547-0306 (phone) 313-577-7563 (fax) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amelia Nolan" <anolan@sjcity.com> To: "Ann Perrigo" <aperrigo@albionlibrary.org> Cc: michlib-l@mcls.org Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:28:53 PM Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts Ann-agreed! Talk about killing the joy in reading. No, you can't read that-it isn't your level. Sure, you can read that, it is your level but we don't have a quiz on it so go find something else. Drives me absolutely bonkers and I feel for these parents who come to me for help with it. Also, I'm afraid that the higher the reading level (a concept I have a hard time with) the more difficult it is for me to find a title. Let alone a title that I would recommend a kid read. my rant over...for now. Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167 From: Ann Perrigo [aperrigo@albionlibrary.org] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:21 PM To: Amelia Nolan Cc: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts AARRGGHHHHH! One of my pet peeves! The whole "leveling" and testing thing just drives me nuts. Let the kids read what they WANT to read for heaven's sake! Rant over... Ann On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Amelia Nolan < anolan@sjcity.com > wrote: Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available. Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes? Thanks for any advice! Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167 _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l -- Ann Perrigo, Co-Director Albion District Library 501 S. Superior Street Albion, MI 49224 517 629-3993 _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
Totally, agree Ann. What really gets me is when a teacher says a student can’t read a book because it is below their level. Does that mean that book isn’t worth reading? I think not!!! My daughter is a very voracious reader and in early elementary she was getting turned off from reading because of all Accelerated Reader competitions (she isn’t a competitive person) and the reading requirements. I believe all the requirements takes the fun out of reading and stifles a creative mind. Let them read what they want and their reading level will grow on its own…. Diane Greiner, Director Croton Township Library 231-652-1615 crodg@llcoop.org From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Ann Perrigo Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:21 PM To: Amelia Nolan Cc: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts AARRGGHHHHH! One of my pet peeves! The whole "leveling" and testing thing just drives me nuts. Let the kids read what they WANT to read for heaven's sake! Rant over... Ann On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Amelia Nolan <anolan@sjcity.com> wrote: Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available. Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes? Thanks for any advice! Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167 _____ _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l -- Ann Perrigo, Co-Director Albion District Library 501 S. Superior Street Albion, MI 49224 517 629-3993
If anyone has any extra DVD shipping boxes for RIDES delivery, we could sure use some. Somehow, we’ve been sending out a lot more than we’ve been getting back and our supply is completely exhausted. Kim White Head of Hoyt Library Public Libraries of Saginaw [cid:image001.jpg@01D004A3.B30A4740]
Hi Amy-you can use NoveList K-8+ in MeL to find books with Lexile scores. You can do a regular Keyword/basic search and or you can do an Advanced search and indicate which lexile range. Then, just check your own catalog or MeLCat for the book! Also, BookFlix has both fiction and non-fiction for the younger kids; just click on the "Resources" link at the top of the BookFlix homepage to see the assigned lexile score per title. Here's a link to some great vids. on how to use NoveList: https://www.youtube.com/user/EBSCONoveList Kind regards, Deb D. B. Thomas, MA AMLS MeL & Library Outreach Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-373-4466 [LMSigforEmail] Visit MeL at: http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> and on Facebook at: http://facebook.com/mel.org The Library of Michigan is pleased to share a new video series highlighting Michigan libraries and how they are making a difference in their communities. To experience Michigan libraries in a new light, visit http://brightside.cedam.info/ and watch the 21st Century Libraries episode. From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Amelia Nolan Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:10 PM To: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available. Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes? Thanks for any advice! Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167 ________________________________
Scholastic's Book Wizard is another good tool. You can search by title, similar books, and levels (Grade Level Equivalency, DRA, Guided Reading or Lexile). You can also refine the searches by Interest Level, Theme/Subject, Genre, Series, and Language. I did a search for 1130-1300 and came up with 2057 books that included books ranging from the Oxcart Man to Pride and Prejudice. Refining it to an Interest Level of 6th - 8th grades, gave me 1101 hits with books like the Series of Unfortunate Events, Brian's Winter, Catherine Called Birdy to name a few. [ http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ ]( http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ ) Mary Rice Head of Youth and Teen Services Milford Public Library 330 Family Dr Milford MI 48381 (248) 684-0845 ext. 403 [ mrice@milfordlibrary.info ]( mailto:mrice@milfordlibrary.info ) -----Original Message----- From: "Amelia Nolan" <anolan@sjcity.com> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:09pm To: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available. Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes? Thanks for any advice! Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167
Apologies...I just re-read the original email and realized that the main concern is finding out if there are quizzes to go along with the books. Book Wizard doesn't appear to have that capability. Still, it's a great tool for at least finding books within a certain level range. Barbara's recommendation of AR BookFind seems to be the best bet. Mary Rice Head of Youth and Teen Services Milford Public Library 330 Family Dr Milford MI 48381 (248) 684-0845 ext. 403 [ mrice@milfordlibrary.info ]( mailto:mrice@milfordlibrary.info ) -----Original Message----- From: "Mary Rice" <mrice@milfordlibrary.info> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 9:29am To: "Amelia Nolan" <anolan@sjcity.com> Cc: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts Scholastic's Book Wizard is another good tool. You can search by title, similar books, and levels (Grade Level Equivalency, DRA, Guided Reading or Lexile). You can also refine the searches by Interest Level, Theme/Subject, Genre, Series, and Language. I did a search for 1130-1300 and came up with 2057 books that included books ranging from the Oxcart Man to Pride and Prejudice. Refining it to an Interest Level of 6th - 8th grades, gave me 1101 hits with books like the Series of Unfortunate Events, Brian's Winter, Catherine Called Birdy to name a few. [ http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ ]( http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ ) Mary Rice Head of Youth and Teen Services Milford Public Library 330 Family Dr Milford MI 48381 (248) 684-0845 ext. 403 [ mrice@milfordlibrary.info ]( mailto:mrice@milfordlibrary.info ) -----Original Message----- From: "Amelia Nolan" <anolan@sjcity.com> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:09pm To: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available. Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes? Thanks for any advice! Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167
Unfortunately, the quizzes are through a subscription service purchased by school libraries. My son has to take quizzes and he can only take them at school: http://www.renaissance.com/products/accelerated-reader/sample-quiz I wish we had access at home, but I see that even the student app doesn't allow quizzes to be taken from home, only at school. On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Mary Rice <mrice@milfordlibrary.info> wrote:
Apologies...I just re-read the original email and realized that the main concern is finding out if there are quizzes to go along with the books. Book Wizard doesn't appear to have that capability. Still, it's a great tool for at least finding books within a certain level range. Barbara's recommendation of AR BookFind seems to be the best bet.
Mary Rice Head of Youth and Teen Services Milford Public Library 330 Family Dr Milford MI 48381 (248) 684-0845 ext. 403 mrice@milfordlibrary.info
-----Original Message----- From: "Mary Rice" <mrice@milfordlibrary.info> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 9:29am To: "Amelia Nolan" <anolan@sjcity.com> Cc: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts
Scholastic's Book Wizard is another good tool. You can search by title, similar books, and levels (Grade Level Equivalency, DRA, Guided Reading or Lexile). You can also refine the searches by Interest Level, Theme/Subject, Genre, Series, and Language. I did a search for 1130-1300 and came up with 2057 books that included books ranging from the *Oxcart Man* to *Pride and Prejudice*. Refining it to an Interest Level of 6th - 8th grades, gave me 1101 hits with books like the *Series of Unfortunate Events*, *Brian's Winter*, *Catherine Called Birdy* to name a few.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/
Mary Rice Head of Youth and Teen Services Milford Public Library 330 Family Dr Milford MI 48381 (248) 684-0845 ext. 403 mrice@milfordlibrary.info
-----Original Message----- From: "Amelia Nolan" <anolan@sjcity.com> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:09pm To: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts
Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available.
Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes?
Thanks for any advice!
*Amy Nolan*
*Children's Librarian*
*St. Joseph Public Library*
*269-983-7167 <269-983-7167>* ------------------------------
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My library has partnered with our local public school to provide access to the reading counts test portal here at the library. Parents love it. We also provide assistance by tagging our juvenile and teen materials with a lexile score in the shared LLC shared catalog through Encore. Anyone can type in a lexile range (600-700) on the online catalog and get a list of books within that range that are here at our library. We have links to the Scholastic website and the Lexile website on our kids page to help out too. WE have created some book marks for kids with high lexile scores that are young and may not be ready for the content that is in some teen books. We have taken these measures to help our staff as much as our patrons. It is much easier for staff to assist parents and kids with the work we have done to partner with area schools. I don't necessarily agree with this method of literacy education but I can see where it would be useful to teachers and I support that. LaVonne Marshall Director Coopersville Area District Library 333 Ottawa Street Coopersville MI 49404 616-837-6809 "If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely" Roald Dahl ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Cathy Moras <cmoras@ndpma.org> To: Mary Rice <mrice@milfordlibrary.info> Cc: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Sent: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:21:06 -0500 Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts
Unfortunately, the quizzes are through a subscription service purchased by school libraries. My son has to take quizzes and he can only take them at school: http://www.renaissance.com/products/accelerated-reader/sample-quiz
I wish we had access at home, but I see that even the student app doesn't allow quizzes to be taken from home, only at school.
On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Mary Rice <mrice@milfordlibrary.info> wrote:
Apologies...I just re-read the original email and realized that the main concern is finding out if there are quizzes to go along with the books. Book Wizard doesn't appear to have that capability. Still, it's a great tool for at least finding books within a certain level range. Barbara's recommendation of AR BookFind seems to be the best bet. Mary Rice Head of Youth and Teen Services Milford Public Library 330 Family Dr Milford MI 48381 (248) 684-0845 ext. 403 mrice@milfordlibrary.info
-----Original Message----- From: "Mary Rice" <mrice@milfordlibrary.info> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 9:29am To: "Amelia Nolan" <anolan@sjcity.com> Cc: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts
Scholastic's Book Wizard is another good tool. You can search by title, similar books, and levels (Grade Level Equivalency, DRA, Guided Reading or Lexile). You can also refine the searches by Interest Level, Theme/Subject, Genre, Series, and Language. I did a search for 1130-1300 and came up with 2057 books that included books ranging from the Oxcart Man to Pride and Prejudice. Refining it to an Interest Level of 6th - 8th grades, gave me 1101 hits with books like the Series of Unfortunate Events, Brian's Winter, Catherine Called Birdy to name a few. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ Mary Rice Head of Youth and Teen Services Milford Public Library 330 Family Dr Milford MI 48381 (248) 684-0845 ext. 403 mrice@milfordlibrary.info
-----Original Message----- From: "Amelia Nolan" <anolan@sjcity.com> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:09pm To: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts
Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available.
Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes?
Thanks for any advice!
Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167
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Actually, Scholastic Book Wizard does tell if there are quizzes available by listing the different reading motivational programs available for that particular book. It just doesn’t tell you the test number. It is a great resource. By the way, if you looking for higher level books for this 6th grade student, it might be worth looking at guided reading level (Scholastic Book Wizard shows these as well). Guided Reading is based on the higher-level thought process in a book. Whereas Accelerated Reader might list a book in the 4.0 range, that same book might be listed as Y or Z in Guided Reading (Z is the highest level). I have several teachers (upper elementary) that use this as a parameter to help students that have a high reading level range. Diane Greiner, Director Croton Township Library 231-652-1615 crodg@llcoop.org From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Mary Rice Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 10:47 AM To: Amelia Nolan Cc: michlib-l@mcls.org Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts Apologies...I just re-read the original email and realized that the main concern is finding out if there are quizzes to go along with the books. Book Wizard doesn't appear to have that capability. Still, it's a great tool for at least finding books within a certain level range. Barbara's recommendation of AR BookFind seems to be the best bet. Mary Rice Head of Youth and Teen Services Milford Public Library 330 Family Dr Milford MI 48381 (248) 684-0845 ext. 403 mrice@milfordlibrary.info -----Original Message----- From: "Mary Rice" <mrice@milfordlibrary.info> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 9:29am To: "Amelia Nolan" <anolan@sjcity.com> Cc: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts Scholastic's Book Wizard is another good tool. You can search by title, similar books, and levels (Grade Level Equivalency, DRA, Guided Reading or Lexile). You can also refine the searches by Interest Level, Theme/Subject, Genre, Series, and Language. I did a search for 1130-1300 and came up with 2057 books that included books ranging from the Oxcart Man to Pride and Prejudice. Refining it to an Interest Level of 6th - 8th grades, gave me 1101 hits with books like the Series of Unfortunate Events, Brian's Winter, Catherine Called Birdy to name a few. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/ Mary Rice Head of Youth and Teen Services Milford Public Library 330 Family Dr Milford MI 48381 (248) 684-0845 ext. 403 mrice@milfordlibrary.info -----Original Message----- From: "Amelia Nolan" <anolan@sjcity.com> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:09pm To: "michlib-l@mcls.org" <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: [Michlib-l] Lexile level and reading counts Help! Has anyone else discovered an easy way to help parents with this conundrum of lexile level books that also have reading count quizzes? Today I had a mom come in who had a sixth grade son who was at a high reading level (lexile 1130-1300) and she was looking for books. I had a really hard time finding titles for her that were still housed in the children's section. I pulled a bunch of novels that I consider higher reading level and then looked them up on the lexile website and many weren't even listed. The ones I did find (they were all nf), the mom would have to turn around and see if these particular titles had quizzes available. Has anyone figured out a more streamlined way of doing this or do you depend on the school librarian/teacher to pass out lists of titles and levels that have quizzes? Thanks for any advice! Amy Nolan Children's Librarian St. Joseph Public Library 269-983-7167 _____
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