Reading Demand and the Common Core Standards -- Implications Otis Fulton Senior Vice President, MetaMetrics

Postsecondary Options Williamson, G. L. (2004). Student readiness for postsecondary options. MetaMetrics, Inc.

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECEB) Study

Change in Text Complexity in Textbooks over the Last Century

How well do you have to read for college and careers? Text Collection50 th Percentile Education (11-12)1130L Workplace1260L Community College1295L University1395L Williamson, G. L. (2008). A Text Readability Continuum for Postsecondary Readiness. Journal of Advanced Academics, 19(4),

Text Gap

Common Core Appendix A  The Standards (starting formally in grade 2) define what proportion of the texts students read each year should come from a particular text complexity grade band (2–3, 4–5, 6–8, 9–10, or 11–12).  Students must also show a steadily increasing ability to discern more from and make fuller use of text, including – making an increasing number of connections among ideas and between texts, – considering a wider range of textual evidence, and – becoming more sensitive to inconsistencies, ambiguities, and poor reasoning in texts.

Common Core Appendix A

Percentage distribution of literary and informational passages National Assessment Governing Board. Reading Framework for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Washington, D.C.: American Institutes for Research, 2007.