Granger’s SRI Data

English Department

Starter Reflection

• What are your thoughts about the SRI?

• What do you already know about the SRI?

• What would you like to know in regards to SRI data & reading?

• How comfortable are you with knowing students’ reading strengths & weaknesses?

Late Start Meetings

• This week: SRI data

• Next week: What to do about it

Lexiles• SRI reports in Lexiles• Scientific approach to measuring text difficulty &

reading ability– Puts both texts & readers on the same scale

• Range -100 to +50– Expected 75% comprehension rate

• Not too difficult to be frustrating, but • Difficult enough to be challenging & encourage reading progress

• Website http://lexile.com/ – Information & resources– Lexile checks

Overview of Granger’s Data

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*938 10th & 11th grade students took SRI*61% 3 or 4

10th Grade

11th Grade

Classroom Data

• What do your reports tell you?

• Do you think they are accurate scores?

• What questions do you have?

Lexile Charts

Targeted Reading ReportNovel Lexile

Of Mice and Men 630Touching Spirit Bear 670Speak 680Tears of a Tiger 700Killing Mr. Griffin 720Lord of the Flies 770Life of Pi 830All is Quiet on the Western Front 830Huck Finn 990Glass Castle 1010A Separate Peace 1110Into the Wild 1270

SAM

• Logon & check it out– Reports• Student Progress Report• Parent Letters• Proficiency Report• Student Action Report

– Resources

Why Read

Homework

• Look over your reports & come with ideas, questions, or concerns

• E-mail me any ideas, questions, or concerns you’d like me to address