Reading Age

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.

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.

Types of tests

* Nonword reading

* Reading accuracy

* Reading comprehension

* Sight word reading

* Reading fluency

Find out more about reading tests and literacy assessment.

site launched on 26th Feb 2010