This year your child will be participating in Accelerated Reader! (A reading achievement program with a library of thousands of best-loved titles). It is an independent reading program used by the upper- grade levels at Northwood. While it is only one measure of a child’s reading ability, it is helpful in pinpointing strengths and weaknesses in students’ reading.
Students are assigned Lexile levels determined by a computerized Reading Inventory (SRI), a test that evaluates students’ reading levels. On the test, students read fiction and non-fiction passages drawn from books and informational materials, and answer multiple-choice questions that measure their understanding of what they have read. Based on this, SRI generates a reading comprehension Lexile level for each student. This Lexile measure matches readers to books that can be read with confidence. Lexile reading ranges can change during the year as your child becomes more proficient in reading. The SRI test is given each trimester.
Fourth grade students are expected to read books in their Lexile range (which they have written down in their folders) and take computer quizzes on the books when they finish.
The students in 4th grade are required to read the minimum of points set based on their lexile level each month.
Lexile Level Grade Range
190 - 530 Grade 1
420 - 650 Grade 2
520 - 820 Grade 3
740 - 940 Grade 4
830 - 1010 Grade 5
925 - 1070 Grade 6
970 - 1120 Grade 7
1010 - 1185 Grade 8
1050 - 1260 Grade 9
1080 - 1335 Grade 10
1185 - 1385 Grade 11-12