Workman Publishing Adopts Lexile Measures

MetaMetrics Collaborates with Respected Publisher to Measure Titles Using The Lexile Framework for Reading

NEW YORK & DURHAM, N.C. - Nov. 5, 2008 -MetaMetrics®, Inc., developer of the widely adopted Lexile Framework® for Reading, and Workman Publishing Company today announced an agreement to provide Lexile® measures for many of the publisher's imprints. Workman joins the growing list of more than 150 trade and textbook publishers who offer Lexile measures as a way to connect readers with books based on their abilities and interests.

"Workman offers books and other educational materials that are simultaneously serious, fun and engaging," said Michael Rockliff, the company's director of library sales & marketing. "By adding Lexile measures to our imprints, we are providing a powerful and proven tool for connecting readers with appropriate reading materials."

The two companies kicked off the text measurement project this summer by measuring books from some of Workman's most popular imprints, including titles from Algonquin Books, Storey Publishing, Play Bac, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers and Workman, itself. The new titles with Lexile measures have been added to the Lexile Book Database and "Find a Book" Web site. Educators, parents and students use these free Web resources to quickly and easily select books that match both the student's interests and reading ability.

"We are pleased to collaborate with Workman Publishing to add its original titles to the growing number of materials with Lexile measures," said MetaMetrics President Malbert Smith III, Ph.D. "When students are engaged in reading materials that match their abilities and on topics that interest them, they build literacy skills and develop a lifelong love of learning."

Recognized as the most widely adopted reading measure, Lexile measures are used at the school level in various capacities in all 50 states. Each year, more than 28 million Lexile measures are reported from state and national assessments, classroom assessments and reading programs, representing about half of U.S. students.

The Lexile Framework is an educational tool that connects readers with reading materials using a common measure called a Lexile. What makes the Lexile Framework unique, and what has led to its widespread adoption, is that it measures both reading ability and text difficulty on the same developmental scale. When used together, Lexile reader measures and Lexile text measures allow educators, parents and students to find books and other materials that meet and challenge a reader's unique ability and interests. Currently, more than 115,000 books, 80 million articles and 60,000 Web sites have Lexile measures, and the number of resources with Lexile measures continues to grow. For more information on the Lexile Framework, visit www.Lexile.com.

About Workman Publishing Company

Workman Publishing Company offers titles that are fun ("Gallop" and "1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die"); helpful ("What to Expect When You're Expecting"); and informative ("The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages 1851-2008"). In addition to publishing fiction and non-fiction books, Workman produces the innovative Page-A-Day calendars, Sandra Boynton books, State Shapes series, Brain Quest decks and workbooks, as well as the Fandex Family Field Guides. More than two-thirds of all the titles Workman has published over the past 28 years are still in print.

For more information, visit www.workman.com or e-mail mrockliff@workman.com.

About MetaMetrics Inc.

MetaMetrics Inc., a privately held educational measurement company, develops scientifically based measures of student achievement that link assessment with instruction, foster better educational practices and improve learning by matching students with materials that meet and challenge their abilities. The company's team of psychometricians developed the widely adopted Lexile Framework for Reading (www.Lexile.com); El Sistema Lexile para Leer, the Spanish-language version of the Lexile Framework; The Quantile Framework® for Mathematics (www.Quantiles.com); and The Lexile Framework for Writing. In addition to licensing Lexile and Quantile® measures to state departments of education, testing and instructional companies and publishers, MetaMetrics delivers professional development, resource measurement and customized consulting services. For more information, visit www.MetaMetricsInc.com.

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Audrey Mann Cronin 914-861-2009 | 914-260-9651 | audrey@manncroninpr.com
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