Naviance ties reading assessment to college and career readiness with Total Reader

Web-based tool to bring adaptive reading assessment and improvement solutions to students

March 21, 2012

Arlington, VA – Naviance, the K-12 division of Hobsons, today announced a partnership with education instruction and data management provider EDmin to integrate Total Reader, a leading online reading assessment and improvement system, into Naviance Succeed, the world’s most widely adopted college and career readiness platform. Through this integration, Naviance and EDmin aim to improve students’ preparation for post-secondary success.

With the addition of Total Reader, Naviance will deliver personalized reading instruction to students and allow teachers, counselors, and parents to track student progress in real time. Combined with the full suite of Naviance reporting and data analysis capabilities, Total Reader will help schools and districts strengthen the connection between academic rigor and college and career readiness.

Total Reader is an online computer adaptive reading assessment program for students in grades 3-12. Utilizing the Lexile® Framework for Reading and the cloze item testing methodology, Total Reader combines reading practice and assessment. Each time students practice reading, they find out their Lexile measure. Each new reading passage keeps pace with their growth. Students are also encouraged to read books in the range where they will be appropriately challenged.

“Educators have long needed timely, more reliable ways to keep students on track for college and career readiness, especially in building their reading skills,” said Peter Sibley, chief executive officer, EDmin. “Through Naviance, Total Reader will personalize reading instruction to the level of individual students, offering supplemental reading at a level that is challenging, not frustrating, to encourage growth."

Reading comprehension is a critical part of college and career preparedness.  According to the ACT, nearly half of all students are not ready for college-level reading. Additionally, the Lexile measures needed for post-secondary career success far exceed the average ability of today’s high school graduates. A recent National Adult Literacy study found that, “From a Lexile measure of 1000L to 1300L, each reading ability increase of 150L doubles future earning potential.”

“Students cannot be ready for success in college or the workplace unless they learn the subject matter taught in the classroom,” said Stephen Smith, president, Naviance. “Yet too often students’ struggles with reading become a barrier to college and career readiness. Total Reader helps bridge this divide by focusing instruction on areas where students need the most help, and providing schools and districts with measurable and actionable results.”

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