Lexile Measure |
The quantitative complexity of the measured text reported
numerically followed by an ‘L’ for Lexile. Measures below 0L will be
preceded by a ‘BR’ for ‘Beginning Reading’. |
Word Count |
The total number of words measured in the text. |
Mean Sentence Length |
The average sentence length in the measured text. |
Mean Log Frequency |
The logarithm of the number of times a word appears in each 5
million words of the Lexile Corpus of 1.5 billion words. Word
frequency is not the number of times a word appears in a specific
passage, but the frequency of the word in the Lexile Corpus.
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PowerV |
The Analyzer selects up to 10 words from the text that have been
identified as having significant consequence or relevance and can be
used to help inform instruction. See PowerV for
more information about viewing Power V results. |
Structure Indicator |
A descriptor that reveals the text’s position as compared to
Early Reading texts. Easier texts have more repeated words and
phrases. Harder texts have fewer repeating words and phrases. Also
represented visually through the purple meter bars. |
Semantic Indicator |
A descriptor that reveals the text’s position as compared to
Early Reading texts. Easier texts have more common, familiar, and
concrete words. Harder texts have more rare, unfamiliar, and
abstract words. Also represented visually through the light blue
meter bars. |
Decoding Indicator |
A descriptor that reveals the text’s position as compared to
Early Reading texts. Easier texts have words with fewer syllables
and simpler sounds (e.g., “net” and “shop”). Harder texts have words
with more syllables and more complex sounds (e.g., “balloon” and
“ceremony”). Also represented visually through the green meter bars.
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Syntactic Indicator |
A descriptor that reveals the text’s position as compared to
Early Reading texts. Easier texts have shorter sentences and more
words that overlap between sentences. Harder texts have longer
sentences and fewer words that overlap between sentences. Also
represented visually through the dark blue meter bars. |