Definitions

WPM: Words (Read) Per Minute
Non-Fiction Reading: Factual essay with 10 multiple-choice questions at conclusion
Fiction Reading: Timed novel reading - comprehension self-assessed by student.
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Beginning 
Rate

Beginning
Comprehension

Non-Fiction Reading

Ending 
Rate

Ending
Comprehension

304 wpm

40%

►

583 wpm

80%

107 wpm

0%

►

272 wpm

80%

226 wpm

20%

►

429 wpm

40%

283 wpm

20%

►

775 wpm

80%

76 wpm

20%

►

477 wpm

60%

174 wpm

40%

►

354 wpm

40%

100 wpm

80%

►

185 wpm

80%

170 wpm

40%

►

300 wpm

60%

146 wpm

0%

►

375 wpm

80%

150 wpm

20%

►

250 wpm

60%

79 wpm

20%

►

250 wpm

20%

147 wpm

60%

►

222 wpm

60%

227 wpm

40%

►

375 wpm

40%

129 wpm

20%

►

353 wpm

20%

318 wpm

40%

►

340 wpm

60%

197 wpm

20%

►

272 wpm

80%

158 wpm

20%

►

200 wpm

60%

194 wpm

40%

►

261 wpm

40%

140 wpm

20%

►

155 wpm

40%

259 wpm

40%

►

273 wpm

100%

154 wpm

 40%

►

326 wpm

40%

214 wpm

40%

►

442 wpm

80%

253 wpm

40%

►

442 wpm

60%

272 wpm

60%

►

516 wpm

80%

217 wpm

40%

►

311 wpm

60%

129 wpm

40%

►

300 wpm

80%

129 wpm

60%

►

286 wpm

60%

166 wpm

0%

►

285 wpm

60%

190 wpm

40%

►

353 wpm

80%

210 wpm

60%

►

300 wpm

80%

102 wpm

0%

►

258 wpm

60%

186 wpm

0%

►

281 wpm

20%

181 wpm

60%

►

295 wpm

60%

Beginning
Rate

Beginning Comprehension

Fiction
Reading

Ending
Rate

Ending Comprehension

225 wpm

fair/good

► 

471 wpm

fair/good

342 wpm

very good

► 

560 wpm

very good

144 wpm

good

► 

390 wpm

good

259 wpm

very good

► 

648 wpm

fair

170 wpm

very good

► 

791 wpm

good

247 wpm

very good

► 

686 wpm

good

225 wpm

fair

► 

1281 wpm

fair

86 wpm

poor

► 

386 wpm

fair

598 wpm

very good

► 

900 wpm

very good

129 wpm

fair

►

767 wpm

good

197 wpm

fair

► 

395 wpm

fair

179 wpm

fair

► 

393 wpm

fair

189 wpm

good

► 

288 wpm

excellent

202 wpm

good

► 

225 wpm

very good

168 wpm

fair

► 

548 wpm

good

118 wpm

good

► 

191 wpm

good

169 wpm

good

► 

198 wpm

excellent

86 wpm

fair

► 

324 wpm

good

155 wpm

good

► 

389 wpm

very good

90 wpm

good

► 

225 wpm

very good

258 wpm

excellent

► 

521 wpm

excellent

165 wpm

fair

► 

315 wpm

fair

375 wpm

very good

► 

691 wpm

good

72 wpm

good

► 

273 wpm

fair

445 wpm

fair/good

► 

734 wpm

good/very good

118 wpm

poor

► 

148 wpm

good

270 wpm

very good

► 

440 wpm

fair-good

492 wpm

fair

► 

1200 wpm

good

115 wpm

good

► 

462 wpm

good

378 wpm

fair

► 

529 wpm

very good

212 wpm

poor

► 

420 wpm

fair

165 wpm

good

►

245 wpm

good

135 wpm

fair

► 

328 wpm

excellent

201 wpm

fair

► 

486 wpm

good

231 wpm

fair

► 

550 wpm

good

Non-Fiction Average

Fiction Average

Beginning Comprehension: 20%
Ending Comprehension: 55%
+75% Comprehension Improvement

Beginning Rate: 204 wpm
Ending Rate: 481 wpm
+136% Rate Improvement

Beginning Comprehension: fair
Ending Comprehension: very good
+33% Comprehension Improvement