The Lexile Frameworks for Reading and Writing Developmental scales Instructional resources 130,000 books 400 million digital articles Oasis—A Student Web-based application Reading: Articles and classics Writing: Essay writing and paragraph edits
College and Career Ready
Preparing for College and Career: Observed vs Preparing for College and Career: Observed vs. Stretch Text Complexity Through the Grades Stenner, A.J., Koons, H., & Swartz, C.W. (2009). Closing the text complexity gap: Reconceptualizing the text complexity continuum.
College and Career Ready Writing: Observed vs. Stretch Text Complexity
Real-time corrective feedback that is based on one’s performance Deliberate Practice in the 21st Century: Blending Assessment and Instruction1 Targeted practice in which one is engaged in developmentally appropriate activities Real-time corrective feedback that is based on one’s performance Intensive practice on a daily basis that provides results that monitor current ability Distributed practice that provides appropriate activities over a long period of time (i.e., 5–10 years), which allows for monitoring growth towards expert performance Self-directed practice for those times when a coach, mentor or teacher is not available A developmental scale for monitoring growth 1Glaser, 1996; Kellogg, 2006; Shea & Paull, 1996; Wagner & Stanovich, 1996
The evaluation question, “Are students (on a trajectory for being) college and career ready?” Stenner, A.J., Koons, H., & Swartz, C.W. (2009). Closing the text complexity gap: Reconceptualizing the text complexity continuum.
Growth in Reading Skill from 2009-2010 in the Context of Expected Growth and College and Career Readiness