Text+Complexity

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[|Text Complexity Grade Bands and Lexile Bands]

 * Currently using "stretch" bands

Find a book's lexile level:

 * Look the book up by title
 * Look at the bottom of the brief information for lexile level
 * To find all the books in a lexile level range
 * Select Lexile as reading program at the bottom of the library search page
 * Type in a range in the Lexile Measure search boxes
 * You can narrow by subject--fantasy, mystery, etc.
 * [|Lexile.com]
 * Lexile Analyzer
 * Register /Login
 * Save as a Text file
 * Can only be 1000 words

Finding Non-Fiction Texts That Complement Novels

 * Some resources
 * Examples of non-fiction texts
 * Texts from Gates CC Curriculum Maps (in navigation bar)

Webpath Express Database--Online Catalog [[image:Webpath_Express.jpg width="400" height="300" align="right"]]

 * Webpath Express--located in the green navigation bar to the left of the catalog
 * Filters the internet
 * Saves time because it sifts out most commercial sites
 * Provides reliable information (paid database)
 * [[file:Fleisch-Kincaid Readability 07-11.pdf]]

Utah Online Library--__online__ __research__ helps students discover resources!

 * World Book
 * GALE Research Center
 * EBSCO Student Research Center and EBSCO>College/University>Academic Search Premier
 * Culturegrams--detailed information about states and countries
 * Can find lexile levels of various texts
 * Descriptors--lead you to other articles
 * **Utah's Online Library Activites**
 * ===[|Utah Online Library ideas for Elementary Students]===

Browsing for Articles:

 * EBSCO Alerts