READ 180 Overview:

 

READ 180 is a reading program for students reading below grade level in grades 4 - 12. 

There are several components of the READ 180 program including:

• Software to build skills and provide practice in essential areas such as reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, phonics, and spelling.
• Audiobooksto allow students to read along with the help of a narrator and reading coach, who model strategies used by successful readers.
• Paperbacks to allow students to select books to read independently. Students will have access to appropriate level, high-interest books.

Together all of these components will help build the skills to become a successful reader. Additionally, studies show that the program also improves a student’s motivation and desire to succeed.

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Understanding Student Placement in READ 180:

 

The Lexile Framework for Reading is a scale for measuring a student’s reading level.  This helps teachers place students in the READ 180 program, match students to books for independent reading, and track each student’s growth.  The chart to the right provides a grid representing an approximate Lexile Level range for each grade. For example, students in Grade 2 generally read books with a Lexile Range between 300L and 500L.	Grade	Lexile Level
	1	200L – 400L
	2	300L – 500L
	3	500L – 700L
	4	650L – 850L
	5	750L – 950L
	6	850L – 1050L
	7	950L – 1075L
	8	1000L–1100L
	9	1050L – 1150L
	10	1100L– 1200L
	11 and 12	1100L – 1300L

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