Student Readiness for Postsecondary Options
Lexile text measures are used to describe the reading demands of texts that students are likely to encounter in their postsecondary endeavors.
Students who leave high school successfully may nevertheless be unprepared for the array of possibilities that face them in the postsecondary world. Whether the goal is further education, a job, or enlistment in the military, there are those who say that high school graduates are unprepared because of a lack of basic skills attained in the public schools. Some even question whether young adults have developed enough basic literacy skills to function effectively as citizens.
Citation
Williamson, G. L. (2004). Student readiness for postsecondary options. MetaMetrics, Inc.