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The online benchmarking system, linked to the Lexile Framework™, that measures student reading improvement |
The Lexile Framework for Reading™ is a tool that links reading ability to the difficulty of texts. It uses a single scale that targets readers with text to provide appropriate reading challenge. The scale range for most K - 12 students is 200 to 1700. For instance, the average range for Grade 3 is 330L to 700L. The same scale has been used to analyze thousands of magazine articles, books, textbooks, and other pieces of text. When a student receives a Lexile measure of 1000L, for example, this means that he/she should be able to read a 1000L text, such as The Hobbit, with 75 percent comprehension.
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Submission Guidelines for EdGate’s Total Reader EdGate is an educational content provider looking for material to use in Total Reader, a new reading benchmarking system for students in grades 3-12. Total Reader is a Web-based subscription program in which students' reading progress is monitored as they take short tests based on reading passages. See http://www.totalreader.com for information about the product. What We’re Looking For We seek
The subjects of works submitted should be interesting to students and appropriate for the school environment. Works may range from 200 to 1200 words and should be self-contained; in other words, each work should be able to stand alone, and each should have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Excerpts from novels are acceptable as long as they adhere to these standards. Compensation Pay ranges from $25-$75 per work accepted. Rights We buy non-exclusive first or reprint electronic rights. You will retain copyright and the ability to assign other rights. Guidelines Submit one or two original works as Microsoft Word or text-only attachments to an email. Send the email to trsubmissions@edgate.com. Specify the intended audience (grade level) and the word count for each piece you submit. No pictures or graphics files. Submissions over 1200 words will be returned unread. We will contact you if we wish to see more material or if we wish to use the material you’ve sent us. |
