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People Who Are at Higher Risk for Severe Illness | CDC

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People Who Are at Higher Risk for Severe Illness | CDC

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Lexile Levels

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Students get a Lexile® measure from an assessment of English language arts or reading. This could be the state test or another standardized test like NWEA's MAP Growth or Istation. See our national student norms data at Hub.Lexile.com for grade level comparisons.

Access New Tool for Insights

Compare Lexile measures with grade levels using Lexile® Grade Level Charts.

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Our new Lexile Grade Level Charts can help educators and parents see how students compare to their peers. Explore Lexile student measures by:

Grade level (K-12)

Time of year for test administration (beginning, middle or end of year)

Student percentiles

Download a PDF or print a customized chart to use in reports or share with others.

What About College and Career Readiness?

Another MetaMetrics study found that individuals typically encounter texts around 1300L in their initial postsecondary college and career experiences, higher than high school textbooks that are around 1100L. For ideas on closing this text complexity gap, see our Lexile Text Ranges for College and Career Readiness chart.

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What About Text Measures and Grade Levels for Spanish Texts?

See our Lexile Measure Ranges for Spanish Text for Grades 1-5 chart based on another MetaMetrics' study.

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Warning: It looks like JavaScript is currently disabled. Please be aware that some features of this website will not work as intended. Skip to main content Students get a Lexile® measure from an assessment of English language arts or reading. This could be the state test or another standardized test like NWEA's MAP Growth or Istation.

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Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - As of March 13, Alabama has cases of COVID-19. ADPH is in close communication with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who is closely monitoring this rapidly evolving outbreak caused by the new coronavirus in China.

COVID-19 Related Emergency Orders of State Agencies - ADPH has a web page dedicated to emergency rules and other emergency actions taken by state agencies as they participate in Alabama's response to COVID-19.

COVID-19 News Conferences - State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris is providing updates on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) to the news media and public through regular news conferences. Speakers for the news conferences have included Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Brian Hastings, director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Donald Williamson, president/CEO of the Alabama Hospital Association, and Dr. Eric Mackey, Alabama State Superintendent.

COVID-19 Message from the State Health Officer - State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris has written a message about COVID-19: "Since mid-January, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has worked with local, state, and federal partners to learn, prepare, and provide the most up-to-date information to the public about the novel coronavirus COVID-19." Read more.

Stop Judging. Start Healing. Campaign - ADPH and the Alabama Department of Mental Health launch a statewide campaign, Stop Judging. Start Healing., aimed at assisting friends, family, physicians, mental health care clinicians, substance abuse prevention and treatment providers and all people in Alabama to change the way we speak about individuals with mental health illness, substance and opioid use disorders, HIV and Hepatitis C.
All Notices Events
Candlelight Memorial in Honor of Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day - Join us on October 15 for the "International Wave of Light," a lighting of candles, as we remember and honor those that left our lives too soon due to miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death.

2019 Infant Mortality Reduction Summit - Join us for the 2019 Infant Mortality Reduction Summit on September 26-27 in Prattville. There will be plenary and breakout sessions focused on equity, breastfeeding, mental health, and more. CEUs will be provided to social workers and nurses. The deadline to register is September 13.

Focus Rallies for 7-12 Graders and Adults - The 17th Annual FOCUS Rally, an annual event for students in grades 7-12 and adult school chaperones, is being held in Tuscaloosa on September 10, and Talladega on September 18. This year's keynote speaker is Noah Galloway. Topics include: vaping, opiate epidemic, bullying, suicide, and more.

Twelfth Annual Women's Health Update - The Office of Women's Health Twelfth Annual Women's Health Update will be held Friday, August 2, 2019, at the Grandview Medical Center Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. Continuing education units for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, and other health care providers are available.

Regional Training for After School - Teachers and after-school staff are invited to a series of free training sessions featuring education specialist Dr. Gale Gorke who will cover the following topics: Engagement - The "Unselfie;" Nutrition and Self Care; Empathy - Violence Prevention; and Special Needs and Inclusion on July 22 (Huntsville), July 23 (Pelham), July 24 (Greenville) and July 25 (Mobile).

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Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - As of March 13, Alabama has cases of COVID-19. ADPH is in close communication with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who is closely monitoring this rapidly evolving outbreak caused by the new coronavirus in China.

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Here is a sample lesson plan from the My Perspectives text. Let me know what you think.

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More details have been released about how families will receive the monetary equivalent for meals missed since schools closed in March.

Federal benefits, called Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer, or P-EBT, will be available in May, according to a press release from the Alabama Department of Human Resources Thursday evening. That's $313.50 for each eligible child.

The money is for children who are enrolled in school in grades K-12 and are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For the 2019-20 school year, around 445,000 Alabama children, or 62% of all students in schools, are eligible.

This includes students who attend schools that participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision, which allows all children at the school to eat free meals, even if families do not otherwise qualify for SNAP or other government assistance.

Children can continue to participate in meal service programs provided by their schools in addition to receiving the monetary benefits. P-EBT benefits may be used at any store that accepts SNAP and can be used to purchase SNAP eligible food items, according to DHR.

Families who are already eligible for SNAP will automatically receive benefits through electronic benefit transfer, or EBT, cards beginning in May, according to the press release. Just over 257,000 children are eligible for SNAP benefits, according to the official application DHR completed.

Families who are not already eligible for SNAP but whose children attend a school where all students receive free meals will receive a letter notifying them of their eligibility. To receive benefits, those families must verify information and then choose to participate. An EBT card will then be sent with benefits for March, April and May. An estimated 150,000 children could be eligible under this provision, according to DHR estimates.

The total cost for providing the assistance to families is projected to be $121 million, according to the official application DHR completed.
Related: Some Alabama food stamp recipients could see boost in monthly benefits
"Making sure that our children receive healthy, nutritious, and regular meals has been a top priority since March 13," Alabama State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey said. "Health and fitness and nutrition are foundational to quality physical, emotional, and intellectual development."

The amount of benefits available is $5.70 per day and is calculated based on the number of weekdays schools are closed. Benefits are calculated based on when schools closed on March 19 (12 days) through April (22 days) and May (21 days) through the 29th.

When schools first closed in March, most school districts continued providing meals to students through drive-thru grab-and-go style lunches.
Related: One Alabama county relies on army of volunteers to keep feeding children
When closures were extended beyond April 3 to last through the end of the school year, many school districts suspended their programs, citing public health and safety concerns for their employees and the families they served.
Updated: 11:15 a.m. to clarify that all children enrolled in K-12 school who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals are eligible for the P-EBT benefits. Added information about the number of children in SNAP and non-SNAP households that could receive benefits and the total cost.
Food bank officials said the result of schools suspending their programs shifted the burden to food banks, while schools were best positioned to continue helping children who needed meals.

Six other states, Michigan, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Arizona, and Illinois, received approval in recent weeks.

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Alabama school meal money, $300 per child, available in May

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More details have been released about how families will receive the monetary equivalent for meals missed since schools closed in March. Federal benefits, called Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer, or P-EBT, will be available in May, according to a press release from the Alabama Department of Human Resources Thursday evening.

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Please read this entire plan for your grade level. We will discuss next week.

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Please read this entire plan for your grade level. We will discuss next week.

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Please read this entire plan for your grade level. We will discuss next week.

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Please read this entire plan for your grade level. We will discuss next week.

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Please read this entire plan for your grade level. We will discuss next week.

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Please read this entire plan for your grade level. We will discuss next week.

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Make sure when planning to keep in mind that this is new and an adjustment for everyone. I have a teacher in my school that has six kids. That means that she is working with her kids to complete a total of 42 assignments on top of planning and grading assignments for her 150 kids. Plan smarter, not harder.

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Over the past two weeks , we 'v e published a series of blog posts aimed at helping our customers during the COVID-19 outbreak. In one of them , I shared a letter from Lily Zheng , our friend and coworker in Shanghai . Lily's letter included lessons she'd gathered from China-based E ducation customers who moved to 100 percent remote learning back in February . Faced with delaying the term, these schools sprung into action, quickly migrating their entire curriculum online. A nd a s countries around the world are impacted by the outbreak, many more educational organizations will need to do the same.

We want to help . My colleague Barbara Holzapfel and her team focus on creating technology for schools and universities , and they count a number of remote-learning educators among their customers. S he has asked some of these experts to share the remote-learning tips that they've gathered over the year s . From preserving student-teacher 1:1s to bringing lessons to life in the virtual classroom, it's rich with useful advice for any educational organization that may soon be moving online . Take it away, Barbara.

Making remote learning effective and engaging with Microsoft for Education

In the weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak first hit China, our Education customers in the region have done amazing things to keep students learning while they transition to learning remotely. From e-learning innovations to keeping students' spirits high with photo and cooking challenges, teachers and students have shown extraordinary resilience during this difficult time.

Now, as countries around the world take steps to contain the virus, many schools and universities globally are moving classes online. Teaching and learning from home is a big change for most students and educators. Without a physical classroom, how can you check that students are engaged and progressing? How do educators and faculty stay connected?

We want to help ease the transition, so we have asked experienced online educators-including Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) and O'Dea High School here in Seattle-to share the tips they've gathered over years in remote education.

But we also want to do more. Microsoft Teams is available for free to educational institutions through the Office 365 A1 offer. This provides a completely free customized hub for class teamwork with Teams that includes video meetings, online versions of the Office 365 apps, as well as compliance tools, and information protection.

Moving to a virtual classroom

As schools move to a remote learning environment, Teams can provide an online classroom that brings together virtual face-to-face connections, assignments, files, and conversations into a single platform accessible on a mobile device, tablet, PC, or browser.

To help make this process as simple as possible, we have created a best practices guide for school leaders and IT to get up and running quickly, so their students and staff to begin communicating remotely.

Once Teams is set up, educators and staff have the ability to create their own class in Teams, add selected students, share lessons, create assignments, collaborate virtually in real-time, and do grading and provide personalized feedback all in one hub.

A few quick tips from expert educators to help you get started:

Have interactive discussions with your class by sharing your screen to present your lesson and encourage students to ask questions using the chat feature.

You can show a film by sharing your system audio in a meeting.

During a lesson, you can moderate the class discussion by muting students, making them presenters, or if needed, removing them from the meeting. Finally, record the lesson so students can review it on their own time.

Record a class session in case some students can't join during the live session.

For assessments, you can easily create and grade quizzes in Teams using Microsoft Forms.

Let your students know your office hours and when they can reach you for questions.

Encourage students to use Immersive Reader in Teams to help them read messages and understand assignment prompts, enabling them to follow along and contribute.

Create a Fun Channel. Have a virtual science fair or poetry reading group. This will go a long way with students of all ages.

Getting support and training for educators and staff

We want to help support educators with practical guides, professional development, and how-to information that will help empower them and their students to stay motivated and engaged with learning. We have created a series of webinars that can be accessed on-demand for educators to get started on Teams, and resources in our Microsoft Educator Center to help new and existing users get up and running. We also invite you to join our newly launched Remote Learning Community where educators launching distance learning programs from around the globe are sharing best practices, and our Microsoft Education team is answering questions in real-time.

Read about adjusting to working from home.

Help students stay engaged

Continuing to drive student engagement and focused learning while outside of the classroom can be a challenge, especially for those moving to remote learning for the first time. Both educators and parents need support from their schools to help make this work. To help parents and guardians support their children, we have created a Remote Learning Guide for students and parents. For educators, tools like Flipgrid, Skype in the Classroom, and Minecraft: Education Edition can also help mix up the day and give students ways to communicate and demonstrate learning in new ways.

In addition, here are some tips we have heard from educators who have helped create healthy and effective learning environments that allow students to thrive in this new virtual setting.

Stay healthy and charged: Learning from home can be a new experience for students. Encourage them to take breaks between lessons to stretch, hydrate, or just unplug.

Stay focused: Find a quiet place where they can focus on the lesson with minimal distractions.

Stay connected: School is important from a social perspective. Not seeing their friends face-to-face every day can be hard for students. Help them adjust to this new reality by encouraging them to schedule a lunch session for classmates to stay connected. If they are out sick or can't join class because of an appointment, remind them to change their status or set a status message so their classmates are also aware.

Motivate your class: Use Teams to encourage joyful challenges throughout the week by creating a Fun Activities channel. For example, hold a cooking contest and have students share their creations in the channel. Recognize your students by sending them Praise in the channel, inspiring more students to participate.

Bring lessons to life: Make a lesson interactive by enabling Whiteboard in Teams during a live lesson. Have students come up to the whiteboard and solve a math problem or demonstrate their art skills, just like they would in a physical classroom.

Connect with students individually: It can be difficult to gauge how students are faring without seeing them in person, so connecting individually is very important. You can support students 1:1 in a chat, creating a safe space for students to ask their questions and get the extra help they need.

I hope these tips from our educator community help you create an engaging remote learning environment in which both students and educators can stay connected.

We recognize navigating this new way of learning presents a set of challenges that are new to everyone impacted. Our team is available to answer questions you have around remote learning in our new Remote Learning Community. We hope to help make this transition as easy on you as possible.

You can also see this post on the Microsoft Education blog.

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Helping teachers and students make the switch to remote learning

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Over the past two weeks , we 'v e published a series of blog posts aimed at helping our customers during the COVID-19 outbreak. In one of them , I shared a letter from Lily Zheng , our friend and coworker in Shanghai .