Power Up with PowerV®: Enhance Your Product or Service with the New Lexile Vocabulary Tool

Join us as we unveil PowerV®, our new Lexile Vocabulary Tool! With PowerV, vocabulary lists can be generated within desired Lexile ranges for a specific book or piece of text. PowerV is also able to identify important vocabulary words that a student will encounter in a book or text that are customized to his or her reading ability or filtered based on difficulty. During this webinar:
-Learn about the research underpinning this new tool
-See how PowerV works
-Find out about the different options for using PowerV to enhance your books, texts, products or services

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1. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Power Up with PowerV®: Enhance Your Product or Service with the New Lexile Vocabulary Tool June 9, 2016 Presenters: Ryan Leathers, VP of Engineering Jeff Elmore, Senior Research Engineer Trilby Berger, Senior VP of Strategic Partnerships Emily Weller, Manager, Strategic Partnerships
2. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Logistics • If you experience any technical difficulties please refer to your confirmation email or call 919.886.0019. • Submit your questions to All Panelists, which can be selected from the drop-down menu in the Q&A panel. • A follow up email containing the full presentation and supporting materials will be sent to all participants. 2
3. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Agenda • Introduction • Research • About Lexile PowerV • How to get Lexile PowerV 3
4. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Presenters Ryan Leathers VP of Engineering Jeff Elmore Senior Research Engineer 4 Trilby Berger SVP of Strategic Partnerships Emily Weller Manager, Strategic Partnerships
5. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Vocabulary Research • Four big ideas in vocabulary research • Vocabulary research at MetaMetrics
6. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Vocabulary Research • Vocabulary plays a critical role in reading comprehension and academic outcomes Nagy, W., & Townsend, D. (2012). Words as tools: Learning academic vocabulary as language acquisition. Reading Research Quarterly, 47, 91-108. National Assessment of Educational Practice. (2012). The nation's report card: Vocabulary results from the 2009 and 2011 NAEP Reading Assessments. Washington, DC: Institute of Education Science. RAND Reading Study Group. (2002). Reading for understanding: Toward an R&D program in reading comprehension. Santa Monica, CA: RAND.
7. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Vocabulary Research • Vocabulary development is intertwined with knowledge development Neuman, S. B., Newman, E. H., & Dwyer, J. (2011). Educational effects of a vocabulary intervention on preschoolers’ word knowledge and conceptual development: A cluster-randomized trial. Reading Research Quarterly, 46, 249-272. Pearson, P. D., & Billman, A. K. (2016). Reading to learn science: A right that extends to every reader. In Z. Babaci-Wilhite (Ed.) Human rights in STEM education (pp. 17-34). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers
8. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Vocabulary Research • Texts represent a significant source of exposure to new words and concepts • Academic texts often contain words and concepts not well represented in oral language Adams, M. J. (2010). Advancing our students' language and literacy: The challenge of complex texts. American Educator, 3-53. Snow, C. E. (2010). Academic language and the challenge of reading for learning for science. Science, 328, 450-452.
9. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Vocabulary Research • Situating vocabulary instruction in meaningful encounters with text is an important component of vocabulary development Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing Words to Life. New York: The Guilford Press.
10. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Research at MetaMetrics • A team at MetaMetrics has been working on several vocabulary research projects, in collaboration with Michael Graves and others • As research projects are completed, results integrated into products and services available for license
11. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Research at MetaMetrics • Selecting a subset of words from a text can facilitate comprehension of that particular text and contribute to long term vocabulary growth • Selected words should be: –Challenging –Thematic –Consequential Nagy, W.E., Hiebert, E.H., (2010). Toward a theory of word selection. In M.L. Kamil, P.D. Pearson, E.B. Moje, & P.P. Afflerbach (Eds.), Handbook of Reading Research (Vol. 4; pp. 388–404). New York, NY: Longman.
12. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Challenging Words • Words should be challenging for the reader • Different ability level readers may be more or less challenged • To differentiate vocabulary word selection, need to place reader, text, and words all on a common scale Nagy, W.E., Hiebert, E.H., (2010). Toward a theory of word selection. In M.L. Kamil, P.D. Pearson, E.B. Moje, & P.P. Afflerbach (Eds.), Handbook of Reading Research (Vol. 4; pp. 388–404). New York, NY: Longman.
13. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Lexile Word Measures • Lexile measures assigned to individual words • Parallels development of original Lexile theory and Lexile Analyzer® –Lexile word measures, like Lexile text measures are ultimately based on students reading texts • Over 6.7 million item responses from 20,000 students form the basis of Lexile word measures • Lexile word measures are available for 75,000 words
14. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Lexile Word Measures BR - 200L hide find take 200L - 400L book nine touch 400L - 600L tool balloon firefighter 600L - 800L imagine peep current 800L - 1000L contraction animate mysterious 1000L - 1200L prevention phony despise 1200L - 1400L aggravate periodic solvent 1400L - 1600L navigable vestigial acupuncturist 1700L + laureate circumspection vivacity
15. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Thematic Words • Selected words should relate to the key ideas and themes of a text • Knowledge building begins with meaning making • Criteria: –Identify words used relatively more frequently in the particular text than in other texts in the MetaMetrics corpus 15 Coxhead, A. (2000). A new academic word list. TESOL Quarterly, 34, 213-238.
16. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Consequential Words • Selected words should be chosen to maximize utility in other texts students are likely to encounter. • Criteria –Focus on academic words –Morphological family size 16 Coxhead, A. (2000). A new academic word list. TESOL Quarterly, 34, 213-238. Gardner, D & Davies, M. (2013). A New Academic Vocabulary List. Applied Linguistics (2014) 35 (3): 305-327. Nagy, W.E., Hiebert, E.H., (2010). Toward a theory of word selection. In M.L. Kamil, P.D. Pearson, E.B. Moje, & P.P. Afflerbach (Eds.), Handbook of Reading Research (Vol. 4; pp. 388–404). New York, NY: Longman.
17. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Vocabulary Research: Summary • Vocabulary development is critically important for academic success • Primary goal is knowledge building • Selecting high-interest words from a particular text for a particular reader is valuable • Selected words should be challenging, thematic, and consequential
18. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. A tool to identify high-interest words from a selection of text Who, what, where, how? 18 Lexile PowerV Web Service
19. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Who is it for? Partners Parents Teachers Students 19
20. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Who is it for? 1. Partners who want to generate vocabulary lists from specific texts 2. Partners who wants to build differentiated instruction capabilities in their vocabulary program 20
21. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. What is it? Convenient API (Application Program Interface) • Used by software developers and engineers 21
22. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. What is it? • Not a stand alone application • Designed for integration 22
23. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Where is it? Cloud-based Web Service MetaMetrics handles • installation • security • upgrades 23
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25. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. How is it used? Partners pass in text and get back a list of vocabulary words. vocab.get_targeted_words(text, options) Options: You can include a Lexile range. You can specify a list of words that should not be used. You can specify how long the word list will be. 25
26. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Default Behavior Source Targeted Challenge Words • Based on the Lexile measure of the text • Selects 10 words that are +50L to +250L Returned as a list of words 26
27. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Example Black Beauty by Anna Sewell 850L ISBN13: 9780759398849 cabby, changeable, airy, overheated, windpipe, supervise, uphill, lifelong, blackberries, blistering 27
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30. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Differentiated Instruction Partners will pass in text and get back a list of vocabulary words. vocab.get_targeted_words(text, options) vocab.get_targeted_words_isbn(isbn, options) Options: You can include a Lexile range You can specify the number of desired words You can specify a list of words that should not be returned 30
31. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. Differentiated Instruction Multiple vocabulary lists may be generated from each book • A list of all words • A list of all ‘challenge’ words • A list of words within a custom range 31
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35. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. How do I become a PowerV Partner? Two Lexile PowerV Options! • By licensing the Lexile PowerV web service - To be used with the Lexile Titles Database or your unique texts to receive Lexile PowerV word lists • As an add-on through our Resource Measurement services - Get Lexile PowerV word lists returned with your certified Lexile book and text measures 35
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39. This presentation constitutes the confidential information of MetaMetrics, Inc. Copyright © 2016 MetaMetrics, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information about Lexile and Quantile measures, visit www.Lexile.com and www.Quantiles.com. For more information about MetaMetrics, visit www.MetaMetricsInc.com. MetaMetrics 1000 Park Forty Plaza Drive, Suite 120 Durham, North Carolina 27713 Phone: 919.547.3400 Toll Free: 1.888.LEXILES (539.4537) Email: feedback@Lexile.com 39