Reading Age

Burt reading age test

admin — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:28:29 +0000

I was very surprised to find that the Burt test dates back to 1938 but is still the basis on which all assessments have been based on since then.

1938 reading age test

There have been some modifications in recent versions to account for modern vocabulary but if anything I would say that the word list in today’s reading tests have become simplified compared to 70 years ago.

Here is a video of a modern corrective reading test in action – decide for yourself if standards have dropped :

The Burt test is more of a word recognition test than a reading comprehension test.

Reading age and literacy assessments have moved

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:31:28 +0000

Reading age and literacy assessments have moved. Please click here to visit new site.

Reading age test

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:26:36 +0000

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. Detail info on reading test results is is available on request.

Reading age and attainment

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:49:15 +0000

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.

My Child’s Reading Age

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:50:59 +0000

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.

About this reading age site

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:18:43 +0000

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 reading test

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:04:38 +0000

Types of tests

* Nonword reading

* Reading accuracy

* Reading comprehension

* Sight word reading

* Reading fluency

Find out more about reading tests and literacy assessment.

Reading Speed

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:00:55 +0000

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 Rates

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:50:30 +0000

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.

Reading-age.com launched

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:02:39 +0000

site launched on 26th Feb 2010