Year 3 - 6 Literacy

In Year 3-6 our students use the program Literacy Pro which is designed to develop successful readers by evaluating student's reading abilities and motivating them to read more at appropriately challenging levels.

Students complete a test, in which they read a series of short passages from books and informational materials. After each passage, the student completes a fill-in-the-blank sentence. The test is taken on a computer or tablet and lasts about 20 minutes. Test results are reported using a readability measurement called the Lexile.  A Lexile measure can be used to decide how difficult a book is to read compared to your reading ability.

When a student’s reading level (Lexile) is in the range of the Lexile level of a book, they can read that book with confidence and control. At this target rate of comprehension, material is challenging without being frustrating or boring. This encourages students to read more, and reading more in the targeted range will increase their Lexile measure, furthering reading skills.

Students will receive a personal list of recommended books that reflects their Lexile measure and reading interests. After reading a book, they will take a comprehension quiz to see if they understood the book.

There are reading certificates to achieve to keep students working toward their reading goals, but we need your help too. To continue to grow as a reader, encourage your child to: 

• Read for 20 minutes a day from books within a Lexile range of about 50 Lexile points above to 100 points below their current Lexile measure.
• Choose books on a variety of topics, fiction, and non-fiction.
• Discuss books they are reading with friends and family, asking questions before, during, and after.
• Keep track of new vocabulary learned and use new words in conversation and writing.
• Use context clues and a dictionary to understand unfamiliar words.

Feel free to contact me with any questions and I look forward to handing out many reading certificates at assemblies.

Kind Regards,

Heather Soutar

Learning Specialist Literacy