Standards Model
of Text Complexity

Text Complexity Toolkit

Quantitative Measures

Lexile Level: 980L   |    ATOS^® Reading Level: 6.4   |    Word Count: 36,577

Source: National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers.[1]

Qualitative Measures

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1. National Governors Association for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. "Supplemental Information for Appendix A of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy: New Research on Text Complexity," Common Core State Standards Initiative (2014): 4. Accessed August 8, 2014, http://www.corestandards.org/assets/E0813_Appendix_A_New_Research_on_Text_Complexity.pdf.

2. Adapted from the CCSSO's ELA State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards, and the text complexity rubrics used by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ELA Team.

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