Under the CCSS, you must use the Lexile scoring to determine text complexity, one of the three ways to evaluate the appropriateness of a text for a lesson. When this was first implemented, it was difficult to find the Lexile of a particular book. But now, there’s an online tool to do just that.
What is the Lexile Score of this Book? Click here.
School librarians may update their database at Mitnet, then add any remaining scores needed by hand.
What other online tools have developed this year that make implementing the CCSS easier?
Author, blogger and writing teacher Darcy Pattison writes about publishing, fiction and the Common Core. Published in eight languages, Pattison has written how-to-write books, picture books for children, teacher resource books and middle grade novels.
