Readers

Three readers accompany this materials:

  • Home and School (Beginner) -This book contains 10 easy picture stories for beginning students of English. The stories have a Lexile level of 100L-500L and address common home and school situations. Each story includes images, self-correcting comprehension exercises, and a conversation prompt.
  • Portland People and Places (High Beginner) – This book contains nine short stories about people and places of Portland, Oregon written for high beginner students of English (lexile range of 300-500). Each story has approximately 150-250 words. It is formatted as a picture book with approximately 1-3 sentences per illustration. Each story is accompanied by a set of self-correcting comprehension questions and a speaking prompt.
  • Seven Wonders of Oregon (Intermediate) – This book contains nine short stories about natural wonders of Oregon written for high-beginner/low-intermediate students of English (lexile range of 500-600). Each story is approximately 225-250 words long and features a picture, a set of self-correcting comprehension questions, a writing prompt, and full citations of sources with links.

 

Level Title Lexile ®  Measure Mean Sentence Length Mean Log Word Frequency Word Count
Beginner Niki and Matt are classmates 0L - 100L 2.91 3.76 32
Beginner Minako and Tom study in the computer lab 100L - 200L 4.19 3.51 67
Beginner Wu buys food 0L - 100L 3 2.38 27
Beginner Omar goes to the doctor 100L - 200L 4.37 3.74 83
Beginner Sunee and Chet live in an apartment 200L - 300L 4.11 3.64 74
Beginner Bob gets ready for school 100L - 200L 4 3.62 120
Beginner Ann visits the market 200L - 300L 4.64 3.28 116
Beginner Hugo goes to school and work 200L - 300L 5.26 3.6 100
Beginner Malee asks about the weather 200L - 300L 4.66 3.6 163
Beginner We celebrate different holidays 500L - 600L 7.03 3.38 232
High Beginner A small city 400L - 500L 5.8 3.4 267
High Beginner A strange hobby 400L - 500L 5.97 3.56 233
High Beginner A flip of the coin 300L - 400L 5.52 3.5 149
High Beginner A surprise question 300L - 400L 4.85 3.43 160
High Beginner An immigrant's story 300L - 400L 5.58 3.45 173
High Beginner A tiny park 400L - 500L 6.32 3.6 234
High Beginner A man with an umbrella 400L - 500L 6.58 3.45 158
High Beginner A big flood 500L - 600L 7.65 3.66 237
High Beginner A city of bridges 500L - 600L 7.96 3.47 454
Intermediate Mount Hood 500L - 600L 8.79 3.47 255
Intermediate Crater Lake 500L - 600L 8.87 3.6 275
Intermediate Oregon Coast 500L - 600L 7.66 3.44 268
Intermediate Painted Hills 500L - 600L 9.82 3.51 275
Intermediate Smith Rock 500L - 600L 6.89 3.43 248
Intermediate Columbia River Gorge 500L - 600L 9.34 3.59 271
Intermediate The Wallowas 500L - 600L 8.51 3.67 366
Intermediate Multnomah Falls 500L - 600L 9.78 3.74 225
Intermediate Oregon Caves 400L - 500L 6.81 3.82 368

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