What is SRI and the LEXILE Level?

Brief description of SRI from a peer reviewed education journal:

AUTHOR:	Elizabeth Amberg
TITLE:	Scholastic Reading Inventory Interactive
SOURCE:	T.H.E. Journal 28 no1 66 Ag 2000

The magazine publisher is the copyright holder of this article and it is reproduced with permission. Further reproduction of this article in violation of the copyright is prohibited.

    Before being able to assist students or recommend books for them, it's crucial to know their skill levels. Scholastic Reading Inventory Interactive is a literature-based, computer-adaptive reading assessment tool for students in grades 1-12. In this 20-minute assessment test, the difficulty of each question is determined by the student's response to the previous question, until an accurate level is identified. Each student receives a Lexile score and an individualized reading list to match his or her reading level and interests. Assessment results correlate to established norms and widely used standardized tests.
    SRI Interactive bases its assessments on comprehension of authentic literature passages, rather than just vocabulary. Comprehensive summaries of student progress allow educators to produce more than 15 customizable reports to help monitor reading growth, adjust reading instruction, guide independent reading, and support home/school communications.

Scholastic Parent Resources (hyperlink to the Scholastic website)

Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) White Paper: SRI_ProfPaper_Lexiles.pdf 

 LEXILE Level Explanation

 Internet Resources for Parents and Students:

LEXILE Level Information for Home

LEXILE Level Information for using Barnes & Noble

 Internet Resources for Educators:

LEXILE Level Information for School

 Internet Resources for Parents, Students and Educators:

LEXILE Level Information for Find A Book

LEXILE Level Map