A reading age test is given to representative groups of children of different ages. The average score for each group is calculated and this corresponds to the standard we set – the score we would ‘expect’ for a child of that age. Other chioldrens reading age test results are compared to these.
There is a clear link between reading age a pupil’s attainment at GCSE – not surpirising really since written papers require reading and a higher reading age will help pupils understand the questions.
I thought it was about time for me to test my son’s reading age so I went ahead and gave him a reading age test – the results of his reading age test were quite pleasing – he is 9 but was coming out with a reading age of 11.3 . I think his high reading age is down to the school giving him lots of fresh reading material and us reading with him at night.
Reading is something we do from a young age but often give little thought to the reading process. Reading should be an enjoyable process and the imagination should flow. There tends to be a trend of increased enjoyment with increased reading age so finding your reading age can be quite important. I am trying to put together this site as an information portal all about the process of reading and more information about reading – in particluar reading ages should appear soon.
Types of tests
* Nonword reading
* Reading accuracy
* Reading comprehension
* Sight word reading
* Reading fluency
Reading ability is dirctly linked to pupil attainment – good readers tend to do well in school
One meaure of reading ability is reading speed. Top readers speeds area about 800 words per minute whist your average reader does about 450 wpm.
Reading rate
Rates of reading include
reading for memory
reading for understanding
skimming
reading for learning
Reading speed requires a long time to reach adult levels.
site launched on 26th Feb 2010