Text Readability
Text
Geography and History of
the World
The American Vision:
Modern Times
Earth Science
Biology: The Dynamics of
Life
Algebra 1
# of
samples
9
Notes
Text, graph, study
Readability/
Grade Level
Professional
9
Text
Professional
8
8
Text
Text
College
11.5
9
Directions, examples, word
problems
Reading strategies, inserts,
Directions, elements of literature
Reading strategies, examples,
directions
Text
10.3
Explanations, directions,
example summary section
overview
Background information,
explanations, career
opportunities
9.5
Elements of Literature:
Third Course
PH Literature: Timeless
Voices, Timeless Themes
Thurber: The Dog that Bit
People
Write Source
8
The Visual Experience
9
7
5
8
Literature Selection
Odyssey
Animal Farm
A Christmas Carol – 4 versions attributed to Dickens
The Pearl
Red Badge of Courage
Farewell to Manzanar
Antigone
To Kill a Mockingbird
Barrio Boy
A Patch of Blue
And Then There Were None
The Chosen
The House on Mango Street
The Scarlet Letter
Autobiography of Frederick Douglas
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Walden
Oedipus the King
Iliad
Beowulf – depending on author translation
Inferno
Lexile
1130
1170
890-1080
1010
920
1040
1090
870
1140
500
570
970
870
1420
1050
1050
1340
1010-1070
1330
1070-1780
1430
8.5
12.0
12.2
10.5