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Databases with Lexiles

The databases listed below provide lexile levels for articles.  Use the advanced search to locate articles at a particular lexile level or range. 

 

 
SIRS

Sirs Knowledge Source contains pro & con articles and information on the leading issues.  It contains reference books, magazine, journal, and newspaper articles.
http://sks.sirs.com/
 
Gale Power Search

Gale PowerSearch allows you to search all of our Gale databases at once.  It contains books and articles from magazines, journals, newspapers.  Note the default results are magazine articles.  You must click on the other source types to view those results.

Alternately you may view a list of the individual Gale databases at:
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_se_rhhsl             

Select Gale databases are linked to individually below:

Newsela
 
  Newsela https://newsela.com
Newsela is a website that delivers daily news articles at five reading levels from grade 3 through 12.            

Encyclopedias

 
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 Grolier Online
http://go.grolier.com
Each article is sorted into 1 of 4 lexile ranges.
Use Advanced Search to enter a lexile range.    
Britannica
 Britannica School Edition
http://www.school.eb.com
Contains articles level 1, 2 and 3, but not a precise lexile.