This year at the ISTE Conference, we sat down with Alastair from MetaMetrics to learn about their new Growth Planner application that is FREE to all students, parents, and teachers.

Who is MetaMetrics

MetaMetrics is focused on improving education for learners of all ages and ability levels. The organization develops scientific measures of academic achievement and complementary technologies that link assessment results with real-world instruction. MetaMetrics' products and services for reading (The Lexile® Framework for Reading, El Sistema Lexile® para Leer), mathematics (The Quantile® Framework for Mathematics) and writing (The Lexile® Framework for Writing) provide unique insights about academic ability and the potential for growth, enabling individuals to achieve their goals at every stage of development. Connect with the organization at metametricsinc.com/blog.

Topics Discussed

* How to bring meaning to measurement

* How to help parents understand the meaning of test scores

* How to take test score data and have it make sense for student growth

* **NEW** Growth Planner

* Free Online Tool

* Helps students know if they are ready for college and are on level

* ccr.lexile.com

* Why is it important for students to know their Lexile number?

* MetaMetrics

* Cross-Platform Application

* When should students and parents start to worry about Lexile numbers?

Links of Interest

* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexileFramework/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetaMetrics_Inc

* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/metametrics

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/64469/

* Web Site: http://www.lexile.com