Conclusions Analysis of the data collected in two administrations of the Scholastic Reading Measure has confirmed its reliability and validity; that is, the resulting Lexile measures for the two administrations were consistent and had high levels of convergent validity with the Scantron Performance Series assessment Lexile measure. Teachers and students can use the Reading Measure ’s resulting Lexile measures confidently as they identify books, articles, and short reads that are at the right level for students’ independent reading. Results also support using the Reading Measure Lexile measures to inform instruction and in conjunction with other information to track students’ reading progress.
SCHOLASTIC READING MEASURE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY STUDY 9
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