Lexile Measures Go Varsity: North Carolina High School Uses The Lexile Framework for Reading to Help Students Build Literacy Skills

With studies showing that as many as 40 percent of college freshmen require remedial reading/writing instruction, high schools must increase their focus on building literacy skills. At Chatham Central High School in Bear Creek, NC, The Lexile Framework for Reading is the basis for a class for freshman students who need additional instructional support for building reading abilities.
Chatham Central High School is one of four high schools in the Chatham County School District, a predominantly agricultural area in the heart of North Carolina. Although the county is close to the populous Research Triangle, it is distinctly rural, with only one-fifth of its population residing in the county's four towns. While more than 80 percent of Chatham Central's students meet achievement expectations, school administrators are determined to increase that percentage. They believe that improving students' reading and writing abilities are the keys to reaching 100 percent.