You can search for books based on lexile codes, which provide information on the book s intended usage, or find books that are easy to decode or have a lot of patterning to help beginning readers. In this crossover adventure, riordan introduces percy jackson and annabeth chase to carter and sadie kane, and their attendant greek and egyptian mythologies. Kwame alexander is a poet, childrens book author, playwright, producer, public speaker and performer. The crossover muskingum county library system overdrive. It could be used in class during a read aloud, book club or individual reading. Hub allows educators to paste or type in text to receive a lexile range and view text characteristics along with challenging words and their definitions. In this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood from awardwinning author kwame alexander, josh and his twin brother, jordan, must come to grips with growing up, on and off the court. The lexile analyzer, a software program specially designed to evaluate reading demand, analyzes the texts semantic word frequency and syntactic sentence length characteristics and assigns it a lexile measure. The lower a books lexile measure, the easier it will be to comprehend.
By identifying lexile measured materials that are read comfortably by a learner, an educator can help define the target lexile range at which to begin. In my book the crossover by kwame alexander, one of th. Every book ever written in english has a theoretical location on this map. October 19, 2015 by lynne the magic pixie dust for how to reach lots and lots of readers may be elusive, but two things about book discoverability are indisputable. Using lexile find a book, you can easily find books that match your childs lexile measure, grade level or interests among the hundreds of thousands of books. All books are marked in the catalog and online with their lexile level. The crossover by kwame alexander scholastic teacher store. When used together, they can help a reader choose a book or other reading material that is at an appropriate difficulty level. A novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm readers have. A lexile text measure is obtained by evaluating the readability of a piece of text, such as a book or an article. The books listed below are fiction and nonfiction in the lexile level of 1400s and beyond. Measurement a lexile measure will be between a low of 0l or br for beginning reader to a high of 2000l l for lexile. In this prequel to newbery medal winner the crossover, chuck bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his. Adler lexile levels 630 940 platypus police squad by jarrett j.
The crossover graphic novel by kwame alexander paperback. At that point, i think most anything is game, based on your interests. Using a students lexile reading measure as a starting point, its easy to find books that provide the justright amount of challenge to advance their reading skill development. The lexile map is a visual display of the reading continuum ranging from early firstgrade texts 100l to advanced graduate school texts 1200l. All you need is a books author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. Find books at the right level whether youre looking for biographies or mystery novels, lexile measures can help you find books that match your childs reading level. Newbery award newbery medal kids book club book club books book clubs great books new books books to read amazing books. The ecatalog is the most uptodate listing of quiz and book selections. The lexile frameworks for reading and listening help educators and parents match. The lexile audio measure is an indicator of the complexity of an audio passage. If you want to know whether a specific book is within your childs lexile range, you can use our lexile find a book tool. Using lexile measures at home ensure that your child gets plenty of reading practice, concentrating on material within his or her lexile range 50l above and 100l below his or her lexile measure. Oct 06, 2014 the crossover will make a great bridge to books like matthew quicks boy21, too, both because of the content and the welldrawn, dynamic, and memorable characters. A list of books and their lexile measures can be found at.
Mar 18, 2014 new york times bestseller newbery medal winner coretta scott king honor award 2015 yalsa 2015 top ten best fiction for young adults 2015 yalsa quick picks for reluctant young adult readers publishers weekly best book school library journal best book kirkus best book a beautifully measured novel of life and line. You can search the lexile book database and find a list of books in your childs range at the look up a book web site. Kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and new york times bestselling author of 21 books, including the crossover, which received the 2015 john newbery medal for the most distinguished contribution to american literature for children, the coretta scott king author award honor, the ncte charlotte huck honor, the lee bennett hopkins poetry award, and the passaic poetry prize. The lexile measure helps identify reading materials at the right level of difficulty for each individual, but it is not necessary to match a lexile reading measure exactly to. May 12, 2017 through all of the main characters struggles, he remains a positive role model, mainly because of the support he receives from other positive figures in the book, including his father, mother, and coach. If i understand the lexile scoring correctly, it looks like you are at college level. For example, a text with a lexile measure of 850l will most likely be easier for a. To learn how to license the lexile titles database to provide lexile measures for titles in your product or service, visit licensing the lexile titles databse. This one is surprisingly fun to read aloud to older kids and teens. Josh bell is a talented middle school basketball player, as is his twin brother jordan read more. Kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and the new york times bestselling author of 28 books, including rebound, the followup to his, newbery medalwinning middle grade novel, the crossover. Nationalist imagination and geographical expansion in the russian far east 184. Read the crossover by kwame alexander available from rakuten kobo. New york times bestseller newbery medal winner coretta scott king honor award 2015 yalsa 2015 top ten best fiction.
Find books at the right level theres more than one way to use lexile measures to find the right books for engaging students and encouraging reading. Teachingbooks the surprise attack of jabba the puppett. What the mostly freeverse novel does have is a likable protagonist, great wordplay, solid teen and adult secondary characters, and a clear picture of the challenges young people face when. Anything below 5l is assessed as a br or beginning reader. The crossover by kwame alexander common core elaliteracy. Josh bell is a talented middle school basketball player, as is his twin brother jordan. He and his twin brother jordan are awesome on the court. The crossover summary and study guide supersummary. A lexile reader measure represents a persons reading ability on the lexile scale. The crossover by kwame alexander is the 2015 john newbery medal winner for the most outstanding contribution to childrens literature and is a 2015 coretta scott king honor book. Over 100,000 books and tens of millions of articles have. A lexile measure also evaluates factors such as font size and clarity as well as the amount of white space on the page. He conducts creative writing workshops in middle and high schools, often reaching more than 500 students monthly. In this followup to the newberywinning novel the crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship, take center stage as twelveyearold nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
Lexile500lngrade level or, the counterpart gradelevele0. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a books lexile measure by entering a books title, author or isbn. The crossover by kwame alexander overdrive rakuten. Given that you can read anything, i would encourage you to read the ha. The crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent dawud anyabwile. It refers to a basketball move described in the first vocabulary poem as well as to spoiler alert the death of the boys father. The surprise attack of jabba the puppett by tom angleberger book 4 of the origami yoda series. An overview of lexile framework for reading measurements. If your teen thinks novels in verse arent their style, this one just might change their mind. It is based on a scientifically developed scale with a maximum score of 1950l. Some of his other works include booked, which was longlisted for the national book award, the playbook.
Scores 0l and below are reported as br beginning reader. Josh and his twin brother jordan are awesome on the court. The readers lexile framework works in intervals of five with 5l being the lowest. All you need is a book s author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. When the goal is to match students to books that they are likely to comprehend, aim for texts that have a lexile of 100l below to 50l above their lexile reader measure. Find stories at the right level of complexity for your students, so. The crossover pdf ebook a newbery medal winning novel by. Educators use lexile measures to match students with text, putting them on the path to success in school, college and careers. Have you gotten that feeling when you run so fast you can feel the wind against your face, legs, and your whole body.
Audio excerpt from surprise attack of jabba the puppett, the origami yoda series. The final lexile measure of a text reflects any modifications made for special text cases. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate coby, and the mac, a rapping librarian who gives nick. Because the measure is objective, some intellectually rich and complex books have lower lexile measures than might seem appropriate. Rebound by kwame alexander scholastic books for kids. For example, a text with a lexile measure of 850l will most likely be easier for a reader to comprehend than a text at 950l. In this middle grade novel told in dynamic verse, twelveyearold twin basketball stars josh and jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the. The lexile analyzer measures the complexity of the text by analyzing characteristics such as sentence length and word frequency. When we look at the lexile levels of books, many of the typical texts taught.
Lexile map the lexile map provides examples of popular books and sample texts on the lexile scale ranging from 200l for beginning reader books to 1600l for more advanced texts. But both brothers must come to grips with growing up, on and off the court, as they realize breaking the rules can come at a terrible price, resulting in a gamechanger for their entire family. Tell students to watch for the use of the phrase and talk about how it can be understood in each of the poems. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education.
In brackets, beside each title, is the exact lexile level for each title. The title of this book the crossover is an important phrase and idea throughout the book. The lexile titles database contains certified lexile measures for over 260,000 english fiction and nonfiction trade book titles from hundreds of publishers. Lexile measures are not intended to be used to guide students away from something they want to read, even if the lexile measure is lower or higher than their lexile reader measure. Lexile levels br90 100190 200290 300390 400490 500590 600690 700790 800890 900990 1090 11001190 12001290 090 adventures of benny and watch by gertrude chandler warner lexile levels br 360 amelia bedelia i can read books level 2 by peggy parish, herman parish lexile levels 50 460 arthur specials by marc brown, peter hirsch, kathy waugh lexile levels 160 280. Connect your child with books that are engaging and have the right amount of challenge. Targeting lexile appropriate supplemental material based on lexile levels monitoring reading and readingrelated skills daily, weekly or monthly implementing total reader as part of your computer time rotation. A lexile text measure represents a texts difficulty level on the lexile scale. You know exactly the kid who needs this book, who will fall in love with this book, and most important, who will see himself in this book. Metametrics assigns lexile text measures to books and other reading materials to aid parents and educators in selecting materials that are within a readers skill range. Book details view book information and add to the bookshelf. Even without a precise lexile measure for a learner, identifying a good lexile range is possible. Lexile reading level chart by grade scholastic parents. The crossover by kwame alexander paperback book the.
The crossover ebook by kwame alexander rakuten kobo. Generally, longer sentences and words of lower frequency lead to higher lexile measures. More than 100 million books, articles and websites have received lexile text measures. A smoothed curve was fit through the gradelevel points indicated here, and regression analysis provided the equations. Visit epic to watch 11yearold basketball prodigy jaden newman sick crossover. They learned from their dad, chuck da man, who played in the euroleague before retiring from the game. Using a students lexile reading measure as a starting point, its easy to find books that provide the justright amount of challenge to. Right from the start, kwame alexanders new book, the crossover, looks, sounds and even feels different. The lexile framework for reading is a scientific approach to measuring both reading ability and the text complexity of reading materials on the same developmental scale. Students in florida receive a lexile measure from a variety of progressmonitoring assessments throughout the school year.
Krosoczka lexile level 700 pretty little liars by sara shepard lexile levels 690 840. The lexile scale runs from br300 lexile to above 2000l, though there is not an explicit bottom or top to the scale. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a book s lexile measure by entering a book s title, author or isbn. Unlike many books aimed at preteens and teens, the crossover offers a positive example of an intact family with active, involved parents and. If a students score is matched with text leveled at the same score e. Our booksource team is working remotely and available to answer questions, create price quotes and place book orders. A lexile text measure, like a lexile reader measure, is reported on the same lexile scale, from a low of br to a high of 2000l. Mar 18, 2014 alexanders highly anticipated followup to newberywinning the crossover is a reflective narrative, with little of the first books explosive energy. Before josh and jordan bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. Come in to read stories and fanfics that span multiple fandoms in the book universe. Measurements to assess grade reading levels resilient. In this prequel, chuck bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to. Booked by kwame alexander books, resources, supplies. Fourteenyearold twin basketball stars josh and jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Our hip xtreme titles have reading levels from grade 2. This webpage details ways you can use a students lexile measure and the lexile measures of books and other reading materialsto foster literacy and learning at home. You can also use find a book to search for books based on text features. Rebound, a prequel to the crossover, was published in 2018. The crossover graphic novel nassau digital doorway. Heres an example of an 1800 lexile book imperial visions. The higher the lexile measure, the higher the students reading level.
Cuz tonight im delivering, announces dreadlocked 12yearold josh bell. This conversion chart is based on educational levels from the published lexile framework chart. In this prequel to newbery medal winner the crossover, chuck bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to. Enter a readers lexile measure to calculate his or her expected comprehension for this book and to view vocabulary targeted to his or her reading ability. International about scholastic customer service contact us.
But josh has more than basketball in his bloodhes got beats, too, which help him find his rhythm when its all on the line. Cuz tonight im delivering, announces dreadlocked, 12year old josh bell. They are in alphabetical order by the authors last name. The lexile map combines nouns books with numbers lexile measure. Download an educators guide to the 2015 newbery medalwinning book the crossover by kwame alexander. Nontheless, here is a listing of many of our titles with their lexile levels. Before josh and jordan bell were streaking up and more. The crossover by kwame alexander readaloud revival. The lower a book s lexile measure, the easier it will be to comprehend.
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