Assessing College Readiness


Landmark College in Putney, Vermont has developed a simple assessment form, which is useful in assessing college readiness. It is reproduced here with Landmark’s permission. Landmark states:
“This guide is designed as a first step in helping students understand the complex sets of skills, abilities and practices [in] five foundation areas – Academic Skills, Self-Understanding, Self-Advocacy, Executive Function and Motivation and Confidence. Landmark states that these five foundations “are particularly critical for students with learning disabilities or AD/HD in order to succeed in a traditional higher education setting10.” They caution that: “Scores obtained using this guide provide an opportunity for discussion; they are not intended to predict or limit a student’s potential, or provide a diagnosis.”

See the Choices 2011 Downloadable Booklet for the Landmark Form referenced above.