The attached examples of unit planners could be used to guide planning when varied levels of texts will aid student comprehension, engagement, and/or motivation. They contain some valuable guiding questions that may help you plan a lesson or unit with varied levels of texts.

Similar to the RIT block charts used with RIT scores from any subject test, this chart creates a visual of students' reading levels. Lexile scores can be found on the Reading MAP Reports.

Place students on this chart by finding the split point in the Lexile range which represents the point below which students can read independently and comprehend 75% of the text. This split point is found by adding 100 points to the bottom of a Lexile range or by subtracting 50 points from the top. From this point to the bottom of the Lexile range, students will be learning new vocabulary and sentence structure; they are still challenged. From this split point to the top of the Lexile range, students can comprehend well, provided they are supported in their reading as both vocabulary and sentence structure will be difficult.

You might consider obtaining the Lexile level of your textbook, then drawing a vertical line on the report at that Lexile. Then, you see which students have a Lexile below the text level and can explore ways to support the students' learning and comprehension of the text. You will also know which students are above the text level and can find ways to challenge those students.