Students in fourth and fifth grades who need additional support in reading will be using the System 44 and Read 180 programs. System 44 is a phonics focused foundation program and is needed before Read 180.  Students are tested to see what program the fit in to.

 

                        Use the link "All About A Lexile" on the right to learn more.

 

 

The Reading Inventory (RI) provides a student with a Lexile.  The Lexile is a measure of what level of books a child can read.  This is tested 3 times a year for placement and growth.

The Phonics Inventory (PI) determines the decoding level a child is at. This is tested 3 times a year for placement and growth.

 

***Children with Lexiles below a 400L will be given the PI to determine what type of decoder they are. 

 

RI initial/entry test:  Beginning of each year in August.

PI initial/entry test: Beginning of each year in August.

 

The rest of the test is TBD.

 

4th-grade Year-end Proficiency is a Lexile of 740-940L