Kids: School Reading  

• North East Independent School District (NEISD)
  2011 NEISD Summer Reading  includes recommended reading arranged by grade level.
  
  
• Northside Independent School District (NISD)
  The Northside School District does not publish a list of books for summer reading.  Instead, NISD reading teachers recommend using lists like the Texas Bluebonnet Award list as well as the Newbery and Caldecott Award lists. 
  
  
• San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD)
  SAISD Suggested Summer Reading includes recommended reading lists for various grade levels. 

Sometimes kids (and parents) come to the San Antonio Public Library asking for books on a certain grade level, books that have a certain Lexile score, or books that will earn lots of Accelerated Reader points.

Books at the Public Library aren't arranged according to any of these systems -- but we can provide you with some tools to help you to find just the book you need.

What is all this talk about Lexiles?

• A Lexile score is a measure of a student's reading ability.  This score is determined through testing which takes place in the schools.
• A Lexile level is a measure of how difficult a certain book or piece of text is.  Lexile level is determined by word frequency and average sentence length.
• Matching a student's Lexile score with a book at similar Lexile level suggests that the student is likely to understand the text.
• However, Lexile matching does not match a text with a student's interest, only with his/her ability. The job of matching student interest with a text that is not too hard and not too easy is a little bit trickier than just matching Lexile scores and Lexile levels.
• Still, Lexile levels can be of use to students, parents and teachers looking for books to read, to suggest or to assign.
  
  

Things to keep in mind

• The library is unable to provide information on the Lexile score of a particular student.  This information is available only through the student's school.
• The Lexile website has tools to determine the Lexile level of a book.  A librarian can help you navigate this website if you find it hard to understand.
• A librarian can also help you find books that match student interests. 
• Readers (both students and adults) will read above their ability level when a topic is particularly interesting.  Similarly, when reading for pleasure and recreations, readers often read below their ability level.

Many schools use Accelerated Reader (AR) as a tool to encourage student reading, to test reading comprehension, and to reward students for reading achievment.

When you come to the Public Library, you won't find books arranged by AR level.  However, once you have selected a book that you think you'll enjoy, you can find out the AR level of that book and how many points the book is worth. 

To do this, simply:

1. Visit the Accelerated Reader website and click on the "Store" tab.
2. Under the "Quiz Store" option, select "Quiz Search."
   
3. From here, you can type in the title of your book and discover its AR level and point value.

If you just can't find a book you think you'll like, and want some suggestions, that's easy too!

1. Visit the Accelerated Reader website and click on the "Store" tab.
2. Under the "Quiz Store" option, select "Collections."
3. From here, you can select award winning books, books in a series, books librarians recommend or any one of a number of different book lists.
4. And again -- you can find out a book's AR level and point value.

One thing to keep in mind -- just because there is an AR quiz on a book doesn't mean that your school has access to that quiz.  It is a smart thing to get the AR list from your school before visiting the Public Library. 

Some schools have their AR lists online at the school website, so visiting your school's website might be useful, too.

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