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(A) Scholastic Reading Counts! is an independent reading program which combines reading practice and software-based reading assessment. Instructionally flexible, mastery focused, and professionally written, SRC! is the program PROVEN to develop reading skills, help raise test scores, and motivate students to achieve reading success.


(A) Scholastic Reading Counts!:
  • REINFORCES comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency skills.



(A) A Lexile measure is a unit for measuring text difficulty based on the variables of syntax and semantic difficulty. Semantic difficulty refers to the level of familiarity or frequency of the text’s vocabulary and syntax refers to the level of difficulty in terms of sentence length. The Lexile scale is a developmental scale for reading that ranges from below 200L for beginning-reader level to 1700L for advanced level.  


(A) It's easy...

  1. Start with any great book found in the school library—fiction, nonfiction, and curriculum-based books that the student WANTs to read that's Lexile is within their assessed range.
  2. Student reads a book and take the corresponding quiz. SRC! automatically generates a quiz that meets each student's reading needs.
  3. If the student gets a 90% or higher they turn in that book and select another.  Working with their librarian and teacher increases in Lexile level will be determined.  If a student gets less than 90% they generally read the book again and retest or work with their librarian and teacher to ensure their original selection was aligned to their Lexile level.
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Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)
(Q) What is Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)?

(A) SRI is a research-based, computer-adaptive reading assessment for Grades K–12 that
measures students’ level of reading comprehension and reports it using the Lexile Framework®
for Reading. Data aggregation and disaggregation by demographic subgroup helps administrators
monitor progress toward Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) while classroom and student-level reports
help teachers to place students, differentiate instruction, monitor progress, and forecast state
test results.
(Q) What grade levels does SRI cover?

(A) SRI may be used with students in Grades K through 12. While kindergarten and first-grade
students can be enrolled in SRI, we recommend they use the assessment only if they are
already reading.