slides for Parent Connect session with Karin Hallett

1. Reading
Lives
VS
Reading
Levels
Karin
Halle*
Andrea
Hernandez
Parent
Connect

2. How do YOU
choose a book?

3. I PICK
I Choose
Purpose
Interest
Comprehension
Know the words

4. Understanding STAR/AR

5. 4.5 4.6 4.74.4
Book Levels

6. Sentences
per
Paragraph
Line Height
& Length
Font Size
Difficulty of
Vocabulary
Words
per Sentence
Characters
per Word
Book
Level

7. LG K-3
MG 4-8
MG+ 6-12
UG 9-12
Interest Levels

8. IL K-3
BL 4.5
IL 4-8
BL 4.5
IL 6-12
BL 4.5
IL 9-12
BL 4.5

9. It’s a Tool!

10. snapshots

11. snapshots

12. “There
is
no
shortcut
for
knowing our
students
& knowing
books…
there’s
not
a
database
for
that.”
-­‐Donalyn
Miller

13. “Is My Kid Reading on Grade Level?”
A Better Question: Is My Kid Reading?

14. Reading is not
a competitive sport
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15. Be careful how you measure what is “at level.”