Welcome to NMPED’s Curriculum & Instruction (CI) Division
The CI Division is part of the Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (TLA) Division alongside the Assessment Division and the Educator Quality Division.
NMPED’s CI Division is committed to the advancement of knowledge and resources that assist educators in the practice of teaching and learning. We are centered in research, grounded in practice, and focused on students. Our team is committed to supporting all students of diverse backgrounds and abilities with a learning experience that prepares them for college, career, and life. We enact this commitment by:
- Valuing diversity to ensure students and educators are affirmed in their identities and leverage this diversity to further the learning experience;
- Creating spaces for New Mexico educators to explore ground-breaking, cross-disciplinary research and resources;
- Providing leadership, content expertise, and technical assistance related to teaching, learning, and assessment;
- Coordinating processes to develop and implement content-specific standards for grades K-12;
- Designing, developing, and facilitating learning experiences for students and educators; and
- Establishing and fostering strategic partnerships among districts, schools, communities, state agencies, nonprofit organizations, postsecondary education institutions, and/or business and industry partners.
The CI Division is constantly evolving to best meet the needs of students and educators in New Mexico. Currently the CI team consists of:
- Literacy and Humanities Bureau
- Math and Science Bureau
- Instructional Materials Bureau
- College and Career Readiness Bureau
- Multi-Layered System of Supports (MLSS)
- New Mexico Instructional Scope (NMIS)
- Gifted Education
- Indigenous Education Resources
- High-Dosage (HDT) and On-Demand Tutoring
- ACCELerate NM – Professional Learning & Communities-of-Practice
Navigating this page: Use the menu on the right to access dedicated webpages for each bureau & program.
Need help finding what you are looking for? Email: jacqueline.costales@ped.nm.gov
The Lexile Framework for Reading
The Lexile Framework for Reading uses Lexile measures to help educators and parents find reading materials at each student’s unique reading level, engaging students in learning by ensuring they comprehend their reading materials and monitoring their progress over time. Educators can use Lexile measures to personalize student learning, differentiate their instruction and better communicate with parents.
What is a Lexile Measure?
There are two kinds of Lexile measures: Lexile reading measures and Lexile text measures. Lexile reading measures describe a student’s reading comprehension ability. Lexile text measures describe the difficulty, or complexity, of a text like a book or magazine article. Lexile measures are expressed as numbers followed by an “L” (for example, 850L), and range from below 0L for beginning readers and text (for example BR100L) to above 1600L for advanced readers and text. Comparing a student’s Lexile measure with the Lexile measure of what they are reading helps gauge the “fit” between a student’s ability and the difficulty of the text. Therefore, connecting students with books in their Lexile range – 100L below to 50L above their reported Lexile measure – provides an ideal level of reading challenge.
Access information, tools, and resources to learn more about the Lexile Framework for Reading:
Family Information: hub.lexile.com/for-parents
Or watch: An Introduction to the Lexile Framework for Reading.
Visit the Lexile® & Quantile® Hub Resource Center to access free resources including Decodable Passages, Lexile maps, Lexile Grade Level Charts, and WordLists for reading.
The Quantile Framework for Mathematics
The Quantile Framework for Mathematics evaluates the difficulty of mathematical skills and concepts as well as a student’s ability to learn new mathematical concepts. Each of these measures are on a single scale so that the skill demand and student ability can be matched for targeting instruction.
What is a Quantile Measure?
Similar to Lexile measures, there are two types of Quantile measures: a measure that represents students’ math abilities and a measure for mathematical skills and concepts. The student measure describes what mathematics the student likely already understands and what the student is ready to learn in the future. The skill measure describes the difficulty, or demand, of learning the skill. Quantile measures are expressed as numbers followed by a “Q” (for example, 850Q) and range from emerging mathematician (EM – below 0Q) to above 1600Q. The Quantile Framework spans the developmental continuum from the content typically taught in kindergarten to Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Pre-calculus. Quantile measures help educators and parents target instruction and monitor student growth toward learning standards and the mathematical demands of college and careers.
Access information, tools, and resources to learn more about the Quantile Framework for Mathematics
Family Information: hub.lexile.com/for-parents
Or watch: An Introduction to the Quantile Framework for Mathematics.
Visit the Lexile® & Quantile® Hub Resource Center to access free resources including the Quantile map, Quantile Grade Level Charts, WordLists for math, lesson plans, activities, and more.
Lexile & Quantile Hub: Instructional and Planning Resources
Teachers employed by a New Mexico District and Charter Schools have full access to the Lexile & Quantile Hub. Families and students will also find free tools on the Hub to support their learning and career aspirations.
VIDEO LIBRARY: Looking for quick, bite-size videos on how to access and utilize the Lexile and Quantile Hub Tools? Check out the video library below. Additional videos will be coming soon!
Video Library: Utilizing Lexile & Quantile Measures – MetaMetrics Inc.
Tool Descriptions
OVERVIEW & USER GUIDES: Be sure to review the Tools Overview under the tools dropdown as well as the new User Guides located in the Lexile and Quantile Hub Support Center.
Search among over half a million books using the Find a Book tool so you can:
- Search by a student’s Lexile measure or range, grade level, or interests.
- Preview challenging words and their definitions for each book.
- Identify the Lexile level and vocabulary by chapter for over 1,600 popular books.
- Create and manage personal book lists.
Search and sort decodable books so you can:
- Find books with the specific long and short vowel sound(s) that match your instructional sequence.
- See sound spelling percentages, spelling patterns, sight words, and more.
- Identify irregular words or contractions that may be difficult for a beginning reader.
- Sort books by percentage of a vowel sound, Lexile measure, or word count.
View math skills and concepts associated with your state’s standards.
- Unpack state-specific standards to view prerequisite, focus, and impending math skills associated with the standard.
- Compare the Quantile level of math skills to the Quantile readiness of a class, group, or individual student.
- Search for free resources by keyword, Quantile measure, or content strand.
- Save and share favorite resources.
Paste or type in text of 500 words or less to discover:
- The Lexile range for the text (30 searches per month per registered user).
- Recommendations for similar books within the same range.
- Up to 10 consequential words are identified in the text along with their definitions, parts of speech, and example sentences.
- Toggle to Spanish to paste or type text in Spanish and get a Lexile range.
Identify the Lexile level and/or Quantile level associated with the entry-level reading and/or math demands of a particular career(30 searches per month per registered user).
- Explore career options along with expected reading/math demands.
- View national, state, and regional career information.
Chart a student’s reading and math growth using annual state assessments and forecast future growth. With the Growth Planners, you can:
- Forecast college and career readiness with Lexile and Quantile measures.
- Compare individual student results to national student performance.
- Explore career options along with expected reading/math demands.
- View national, state, and regional career information.
- Access resources to support growth in reading and math.
Resource Descriptions
Access over 100 online printable passages that students can read to practice specific phonics skills. The passages:
- Are written by published authors of decodable books.
- Accommodate popular scopes or sequences.
- Include one illustration and two comprehension questions.
View Lexile and Quantile measures by grade level to see how a large sample of students in grades 1-12 performed based on 2010-2019 research.
- The charts provide norms at the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles for fall, winter, and spring testing.
- The charts are provided for descriptive purposes only and are not intended to be interpreted as state performance standards.
Access downloadable lists of important words by grade and domain that students are likely to encounter in textbooks and other K-12 educational materials.
- Domains include math, science, social studies, and general.
- Create your own customized lists of consequential words from a collection of 40 million words based on general and academic domain K-12 vocabulary.
- Lists can be downloaded and printed.
Access thousands of math resources including lesson plans, activities, videos, games, and more. The Resources:
- Are aligned to state standards.
- Have been evaluated, and a quantitative measure of mathematical complexity has been assigned.
- Can be filtered by type, format, or grade range.
Determine a student’s optimal reading or math measure when two assessments, taken within 30 days of each other, have resulted in significantly differing Lexile or Quantile measures.
- Access the Measure Manager Tool via Support/FAQs.
- Best for use with Interim Assessment measures.