Kentucky Department of Education

 

The Kentucky Department of Education encourages all students to read during the summer by participating in Kentucky’s Summer Reading Programs at local Kentucky public libraries. Click the “Dream Big” icon to find out more about programs sponsored by a library in your area.

 

Jane Beshear, First Lady of Kentucky, supports Summer Reading programs. Watch her message to Kentucky parents by clicking here.

 

 

Visit “Find a Book, Kentucky” to build custom reading lists of books before you visit the library or bookstore. “Find a Book, Kentucky” is an easy-to-use tool to help students find books to match their reading ability (Lexile® measure) and interests. Click the “Find a Book, Kentucky” icon, or go to www.lexile.com/fab/ky to get started, and follow these simple steps:

1.    Enter a Lexile measure (available from many schools) or choose an option under “I don’t know my Lexile measure”

2.    Choose interest categories

3.    Refine search results using the sidebar tools

4.    Print a personalized summer reading list

 

 

 

 

The Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) provides access to two of the largest periodical database providers, EBSCO and ProQuest, both of which have Lexile^® measures for articles. EBSCO’s NoveList (accessed through KYVL) assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles and provides Lexile measures as a guide. Contact your child’s school library media specialist for login and password information to KYVL.

Helpful links:

 

Video Overview: The Lexile^® Framework for Reading

Lexile^® FAQ

KY Lexile Map

Spanish Lexile Map

Lexile^® Measures at Home

Lexile^® Measures at School

Lexile^® Measures in the Library

Kentucky Department of Education Lexile Measures press release

Kentucky Public Library Directory

Summer Reading Research