Presented by Linda Dougherty and Rhonda Dobbs, Northwest High School Library, to faculty on selecting informational text articles from database subscriptions according to differentiated reading levels.

1. Library 101
Rhonda Dobbs
Linda Dougherty

3. Common Core Standards

4. Informational Text
Students must be able to read complex
informational texts in these fields with
independence and confidence because
the vast majority of reading in college and
workforce training programs will be
sophisticated nonfiction.
"English Language Arts Standards -Anchor Standards -College and Career
Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading." Common Core State Standards
Initiative. Web. 12 Aug. 2012.

5. Informational
Text
• Lexile Reading
Levels
• Differentiated
• Content based
• Informational
• Nonfiction
• Current Topics

6. This classic resource is ready
for the 21st century classroom!
Middle School High School
Reading Level Reading Level

7. Why Use World Book?
• Lexile levels noted on most articles
• Great way to “front load” information
for units in any curriculum area
• Embedded video and audio clips
• Primary sources
• Vocabulary help and quizzes
• Quick video tutorials for teachers

8. Newsbank
Missouri resources include
• The Kansas City Star and
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Main index includes links to
• NewsBank Special Reports,
• Hot Topics and Special Collections
• America’s News Magazines
HINT: Use Advanced Search to limit by
Lexile levels!

9. Teen Health and Wellness
NEW
• Health and P.E. • Educator Resources
• F.A.C.S. provides lesson
plans, site
• Guidance
tutorials, mobile apps
• Psychology and more
• Life Skills • Content updated
• Science regularly

10. Ebscohost Databases
Log into EBSCOhost on your library’s computer and choose
a database with Lexiles, such as
• Primary Search,
• Middle Search Plus or
• MAS Ultra.
On the Basic Search screen, check Full Text, then type in a
magazine name in the Publication field. Click Search.
EBSCOhost will bring up all of the articles from that
magazine. Each article will have a different Lexile
measure.

11. Cengage Databases
Multimedia Resources
EDU

12. Destiny Quest & Ebooks

13. Destiny Quest & Ebooks

14. • Search Literacy lessons and A Google A
Day classroom challenges.
• Our search literacy lessons help you meet
the new Common Core State Standards
and are broken down based on level of
expertise in search: Beginner, Intermediate,
or Advanced.

16. Practice Time!
Available online on the Library webpage:
• Online Databases
• Destiny Quest Catalog
• Professional E-books
• Copies of Faculty Password lists will be in
your email box.
• Drawings for Google & Discovery Ed
goodies.