Sign in to your Newsela account and read your assigned article (check for the anchor) each week, which is found in your binder at the top of the page, and complete a reading comprehension quiz about the article.
The weekly quiz will be up by Monday of each week, and should be done by the following Monday. These quizzes will factor into your Reading Comprehension grade. It will be written as a part of Monday's homework, but you will have a week to finish the article and quiz.
Please use all of your reading strategies for these quizzes!
- Preview the questions before reading the article
- Highlight the text as you read
- Reread the article and find clues in text to answer questions
- Use test taking strategies!
You can change the lexile level of the article by clicking on the blue toolbar on the right hand side of the screen. This changes the level of the words and information within the article.
All 5th graders should start with a reading lexile of approximately 800. If 800 isn't available, choose the closest level to 800. I will let you know if you should adjust your lexile (reading) levels in the next few weeks based on your reading comprehension scores for the quizzes. Below is a table of the lexile breakdown based on the Common Core Standards.
Typical Text Measures, by Grade
Grade | Text Demand Study 2009 25th percentile to 75th percentile (IQR) | 2012 CCSS Text Measures* |
| 1 | 230L to 420L | 190L to 530L |
| 2 | 450L to 570L | 420L to 650L |
| 3 | 600L to 730L | 520L to 820L |
| 4 | 640L to780L | 740L to 940L |
| 5 | 730L to 850L | 830L to 1010L |
| 6 | 860L to 920L | 925L to 1070L |
| 7 | 880L to 960L | 970L to 1120L |
| 8 | 900L to 1010L | 1010L to 1185L |
| 9 | 960L to 1110L | 1050L to 1260L |
| 10 | 920L to 1120L | 1080L to 1335L |
| 11 and 12 | 1070L to 1220L | 1185L to 1385L |
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First article:
Using DNA Testing to Pinpoint Disease, due by Monday, February 17th.Please bookmark this reading website on your computer so it will be easy to find! Good luck and happy reading!
