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Lexile Framework for Listening
The Lexile Framework for Listening is a scientific approach that places both students and listening resources on the same developmental scale, the Lexile scale. Through this approach, educators can evaluate if the listening challenge of the audio material is appropriate for a given student and ensure that students are matched with material that facilitates the optimal growth in students’ listening ability.
Reporting Lexile Listening Measures and Audio Measures
Lexile listening measures describe a student’s ability to comprehend English-language information through listening. Lexile listening measures are expressed as numeric measures followed by an “L” and are placed on the Lexile scale. There is no space between the measure and the “L,” and measures of 1,000 or greater are reported without a comma (e.g., 1270L). Measures range from below 0L for beginning listeners (e.g., BL75L) to above 1500L for advanced listeners.

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- MetaMetrics Frameworks
  Learn about the Lexile (Reading, Listening and Oral Reading) and Quantile Frameworks.
  - About MetaMetrics' Frameworks
    MetaMetrics offers a scientific approach to measuring both student ability and the complexity of learning materials on the same scale. Measuring both performance and materials on the same scale makes it possible to connect learners to resources and instruction at the appropriate challenge level.
  - Lexile Framework for Reading
    The Lexile Framework for Reading is a scientific approach for measuring both reading comprehension ability and text complexity and places both measures on the Lexile scale. When used together, these measures can help match a reader with reading material at an appropriate difficulty or help give an idea of how well a reader will comprehend a text. Students may be matched with reading material that facilitates the optimal growth in their reading comprehension ability.
  - El Sistema Lexile para Leer: The Spanish Lexile Framework for Reading
    El Sistema para Leer, the Spanish Lexile Framework for Reading is a scientific approach for measuring both Spanish reading comprehension ability and Spanish text complexity and places both measures on the Lexile scale. When used together, these measures can help match a reader of Spanish with Spanish reading material that is at an appropriate difficulty or help give an idea of how well the reader will comprehend a Spanish-language text. Students may be matched with Spanish reading material that facilitates the optimal growth in their Spanish reading comprehension ability.
  - Quantile Framework for Mathematics
    The Quantile® Framework for Mathematics is a scientific approach to measuring both the difficulty of a mathematical skill, concept or application (called Quantile Skill and Concept [QSC]) and a developing mathematician’s understanding of the QSCs in the following areas: Geometry; Measurement; Number Sense; Numerical Operations; Algebra and Algebraic Thinking; and Data Analysis and Probability. Quantile measures are expressed as numeric measures followed by a “Q” (for example, 850Q), and are placed on the Quantile scale. The Quantile Framework spans the developmental continuum from kindergarten mathematics through the content typically taught in Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry and Pre-calculus, from below 0Q (Emerging Mathematician) to above 1600Q. Quantile measures take the guesswork out of determining which mathematical skills a developing mathematician has learned and which ones require additional instruction.
  - Lexile Framework for Oral Reading
    The Lexile Framework for Oral Reading is a scientific approach for measuring both students' oral reading ability and the oral reading difficulty of text and reporting them on the same scale, the Lexile scale.
  - Lexile Framework for Listening
    The Lexile Framework for Listening is a scientific approach that places both students and listening resources on the same developmental scale, the Lexile scale. Through this approach, educators can evaluate if the listening challenge of the audio material is appropriate for a given student and ensure that students are matched with material that facilitates the optimal growth in students’ listening ability.
    - Lexile Listening Measures and Audio Measures
    - Reporting Lexile Listening Measures and Audio Measures
      Lexile listening measures describe a student’s ability to comprehend English-language information through listening. Lexile listening measures are expressed as numeric measures followed by an “L” and are placed on the Lexile scale. There is no space between the measure and the “L,” and measures of 1,000 or greater are reported without a comma (e.g., 1270L). Measures range from below 0L for beginning listeners (e.g., BL75L) to above 1500L for advanced listeners.
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Reporting Lexile Listening Measures and Audio Measures

Lexile listening measures describe a student’s ability to comprehend English-language information through listening. Lexile listening measures are expressed as numeric measures followed by an “L” and are placed on the Lexile scale. There is no space between the measure and the “L,” and measures of 1,000 or greater are reported without a comma (e.g., 1270L). Measures range from below 0L for beginning listeners (e.g., BL75L) to above 1500L for advanced listeners.

All Lexile listening measures should be rounded to the nearest 5L to avoid over-interpretation of the measures.

For example, if:

A Lexile listening measure for a student is 572, it should be reported as 570L.
A Lexile listening measure for a student is 577, it should be reported as 575L.

For students with Lexile listening measures below 0L, the negative sign is replaced with a “BL” code to represent “Beginning Listener.” For example, a score of -90L should be reported as BL90L. MetaMetrics expresses these as “Reported Lexile Listening Measures” and recommends that these measures be reported on individual score reports.

As with any test score, uncertainty in the form of measurement error is present. If the purpose for using Lexile listening measures is research (e.g., to measure growth at the student, grade, school, district, or state level) and not for reporting to students or parents, then actual measures may be used at all score points, rounded to the nearest integer. If uncertainties (i.e., numeric representations of measurement precision) are to be reported, the values should be rounded to the nearest whole number and include a trailing “L” after the number (e.g., 83L, 117L). Standard maximum Lexile listening measures by grade may be provided in the future.

All Lexile audio measures produced by the Lexile Audio Analyzer are rounded to the nearest 10L. Lexile audio measures range from below 0L for beginning audio materials (e.g., BL90L) to above 1800L for advanced audio materials.