[ISLMA-Share] Organize library by Lexile

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We use AR rather than lexile. Our books have the level on the spine, but
are organized in the traditional way. In addition to the level number we
add a sticker indicating level (bear, apple, umbrella, etc.), which is a
quick visual indicator that a student is at or around his/her level.

We used to have our fiction and picture books organized by AR level, which
made it easy for kids to choose a book quickly. However, when my
counterpart from our district's intermediate school came into our library,
she got a 'deer in the headlights' look and said " how will your students
ever be able to find anything in my library?!".  Point taken. We changed
soon after that.

Students can also do Destiny searches by lexile...

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:48 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I agree that Lexile is not the way to go, thank you for the resources.
> What solutions would you give as an alternative?  Principal's concern is
> that the current setup is hard for students to find a book they are able to
> read on their own.
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 6:51 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I have been asked to organize a elementary library by Lexile.   Can you
>> help me arguments pro and con?
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