Lexile levels in reading

[Anonymous]

I have a third grader who I thought was doing amazing with reading. Reads all the wimpy kid books, got good grades, was in the normal reading group at school (not low not high)
Today I got a letter saying he's being recommended for extra reading help, the pull away program at school that takes kids to read with the specialist because he scored low lexile levels. I haven't even heard of this, can anyone tells me what this means and if I should do it? he really doesn't want to do it because of the stigma of being considered dumb by the other kids.

[Anonymous]

Have him read aloud to you at home every night. Correct his pronunciation and flow, model the correct way to read something, and have him circle every word that he doesnt know. Then after you tell him the definitions of words he doesnt know, ask him a few comprehension questions about what he read.

I guarantee you that is all they will do in the pull out program. Much better to do this at home if he is embarrassed, plus he will get 1 on 1 attention from you.

[Anonymous]

How are his other reading tests? I don't find lexia alone incredibly accurate. My kid took the lexia placement test in beginning of second and it placed him on grade. Fast forward in third grade he's reading books aimed at middle schoolers, has upper 90s Iready and a 146 verbal WISC but he's only starting 3rd grade lexia levels. They never had him do a retest and I don't think they even care to (he finished second grade level lexia by april last year and that was it for the year. He wasn't allowed to start on the next levels and had to do ST math instead during lexia time).

[Anonymous]

Pp here. Sorry I misread lexile for lexia. What are they basing this low score on then? Maybe Iready? How have previous iready been? If it's an outlier in the trend I'd probably ignore it, especially since kids often don't pay attention to Iready.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pp here. Sorry I misread lexile for lexia. What are they basing this low score on then? Maybe Iready? How have previous iready been? If it's an outlier in the trend I'd probably ignore it, especially since kids often don't pay attention to Iready.

Ugh I don’t know any of these tests. I just learned about Lexile tests an hour ago. So far he has done ok- a teacher has never alerted me to any issues and he got good grades. He reads the wimpy kid books constantly.

[Anonymous]

Pick out a book he hasn't read before. Have him read a few pages out loud to you and you'll have a better idea of how he is at reading.

My 2nd grader, who is a poor reader and in the low group, can read diary of a wimpy kid just because he's read it so many times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pick out a book he hasn't read before. Have him read a few pages out loud to you and you'll have a better idea of how he is at reading.

My 2nd grader, who is a poor reader and in the low group, can read diary of a wimpy kid just because he's read it so many times.

Ok thanks. Does Lexile test for comprehension?

[Anonymous]

Ask for clarification on the recommendation. Here are some questions to consider asking:

- Was this based on my child’s standardized scores? If so, which one(s)? When was the test taken? May I please have a copy of the score report?
- Was this based on teacher recommendation? This year’s teacher or last year’s teacher?
- What will my child be missing if they participate in this program?
- How will we know if the program is successful?
- How long does the placement last?
- What are the criteria for exit from this program?

Someone should be able to explain all of this to you. If these responses aren’t forthcoming, I’d politely decline this offer and work with DC at home.

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ask for clarification on the recommendation. Here are some questions to consider asking:

- Was this based on my child’s standardized scores? If so, which one(s)? When was the test taken? May I please have a copy of the score report?
- Was this based on teacher recommendation? This year’s teacher or last year’s teacher?
- What will my child be missing if they participate in this program?
- How will we know if the program is successful?
- How long does the placement last?
- What are the criteria for exit from this program?

Someone should be able to explain all of this to you. If these responses aren’t forthcoming, I’d politely decline this offer and work with DC at home.

Good luck!

Thank you!! These are great suggestions. She said he is reading well, but that she recommended all the kids that scored under 440 for the group on the lexile test.

[Anonymous]

Personally I wouldn't turn down individualized teaching in a public school. Seems like a good benefit for any kid. I'm not sure there's as much stigma as when we were kids.

[Anonymous]

I didn't think there was stigma anymore either. My kid asked to be enrolled because his friends do it, they get candy sometimes, and it's a rare male teacher at our school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't think there was stigma anymore either. My kid asked to be enrolled because his friends do it, they get candy sometimes, and it's a rare male teacher at our school.

Maybe it changes in third because more kids qualify, but at our school the pull out reading club consists of pretty low functioning kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pp here. Sorry I misread lexile for lexia. What are they basing this low score on then? Maybe Iready? How have previous iready been? If it's an outlier in the trend I'd probably ignore it, especially since kids often don't pay attention to Iready.

Ugh I don’t know any of these tests. I just learned about Lexile tests an hour ago. So far he has done ok- a teacher has never alerted me to any issues and he got good grades. He reads the wimpy kid books constantly.

Who does he read them to? The boogy man

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ask for clarification on the recommendation. Here are some questions to consider asking:

- Was this based on my child’s standardized scores? If so, which one(s)? When was the test taken? May I please have a copy of the score report?
- Was this based on teacher recommendation? This year’s teacher or last year’s teacher?
- What will my child be missing if they participate in this program?
- How will we know if the program is successful?
- How long does the placement last?
- What are the criteria for exit from this program?

Someone should be able to explain all of this to you. If these responses aren’t forthcoming, I’d politely decline this offer and work with DC at home.

Good luck!

Thank you!! These are great suggestions. She said he is reading well, but that she recommended all the kids that scored under 440 for the group on the lexile test.

440 is awful

[Anonymous]

You are overthinking this. There is no stigma. Kids are being pulled out and teachers get pushed in all over elementary school. This could really help your DC. Be thankful.