YA reading proficiency report

This report focuses on the development of reading proficiency during the transition from adolescence to early adulthood. The span of time between the ages of 15 and 24 is a critical period of development for young people. Once compulsory education is completed, individual decisions about post-secondary education, employment and other life choices have to be made with major consequences for future learning and employment outcomes. A good foundation in reading proficiency facilitates success in specialized education during higher education or during job-related training. Since reading proficiency is not the goal of such specialized or professional learning, reading skills may begin to atrophy. So both learning gains and losses need to be considered as human capital is developed.
OECD. (2012). Learning beyond fifteen. Paris: OECD.

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