Research & Publications

The Lexile Framework for Reading provides a scientific, standardised approach to measuring text difficulty and reading ability globally. The Lexile Framework offers a conjoint measurement model that puts both texts and students on the same developmental scale to accurately match students with reading materials and make informed decisions.

The Lexile Framework is backed by more than 30 years of research and was developed by the renowned psychometric team at MetaMetrics®, an educational measurement and research organisation. The academic research community continues to value Lexile® measures use in research studies to gauge text complexity and measure reading comprehension.

The development of the Lexile Framework was funded by government research grants. And MetaMetrics continues to explore and analyse reading behaviours and best practices through their dynamic research pipeline. Their research identifies real world reading demands for the earliest of learners to those entering into university and careers. MetaMetrics also partners with many well-known American and international universities to conduct joint research studies. Their latest partnership with British Council evaluates how English as a foreign language students comprehend English reading materials.