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READING RESULTS FROM HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE
STUDENTS
(Partial List)
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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
Reading Rate
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Beginning Comprehension
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Non-Fiction
Reading
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Ending
Reading
Rate
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Ending Comprehension
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210 wpm
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60%
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►
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550 wpm
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90%
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233 wpm
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60%
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►
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380 wpm
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100%
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242 wpm
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70%
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►
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836 wpm
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90%
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173 wpm
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30%
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►
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390 wpm
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80%
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216 wpm
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50%
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►
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431 wpm
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90%
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150 wpm
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80%
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►
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411 wpm
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100%
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137 wpm
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80%
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►
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462 wpm
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100%
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195 wpm
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90%
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►
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390 wpm
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100%
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205 wpm
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90%
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►
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616 wpm
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90%
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196 wpm
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80%
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►
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550 wpm
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100%
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242 wpm
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70%
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►
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836 wpm
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90%
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251 wpm
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50%
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►
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550 wpm
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70%
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523 wpm
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80%
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►
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943 wpm
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90%
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200 wpm
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80%
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►
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326 wpm
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100%
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188 wpm
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60%
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►
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463 wpm
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80%
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168 wpm
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70%
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►
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270 wpm
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90%
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183 wpm
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60%
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►
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259 wpm
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80%
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229 wpm
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90%
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►
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587 wpm
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90%
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206 wpm
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60%
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►
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259 wpm
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80%
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188 wpm
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70%
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►
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383 wpm
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100%
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205 wpm
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90%
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►
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616 wpm
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90%
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130 wpm
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50%
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►
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308 wpm
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80%
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134 wpm
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30%
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►
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264 wpm
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70%
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216 wpm
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20%
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►
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412 wpm
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80%
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216 wpm
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60%
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►
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388 wpm
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90%
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196 wpm
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80%
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►
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550 wpm
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100%
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233 wpm
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60%
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►
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380 wpm
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100%
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Beginning
Reading Rate
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Beginning
Comprehension
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Fiction
Reading
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Ending
Reading
Rate
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Ending Comprehension
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158 wpm
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good
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►
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2,516
wpm
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very
good
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264 wpm
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very
good
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►
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748 wpm
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excellent
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170 wpm
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good
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►
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480 wpm
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very
good
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269 wpm
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very
good
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►
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938 wpm
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excellent
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198 wpm
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fair
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►
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1,016
wpm
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very
good
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552 wpm
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very
good
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►
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1,261
wpm
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excellent
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179 wpm
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very
good
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►
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770 wpm
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very
good
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289 wpm
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fair
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►
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593 wpm
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good
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158 wpm
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good
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►
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2,516
wpm
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very
good
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1002
wpm
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very
good
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►
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3,200
wpm
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very
good
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253 wpm
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fair
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►
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1,394
wpm
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very
good
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369 wpm
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very good
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►
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1,008
wpm
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excellent
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540 wpm
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excellent
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►
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1,528
wpm
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very
good
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330 wpm
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very good
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►
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1,045
wpm
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very
good
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144 wpm
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very good
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►
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910
wpm
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very
good
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294 wpm
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very good
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►
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871
wpm
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excellent
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186 wpm
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fair
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►
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661
wpm
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very
good
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1002 wpm
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very good
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►
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3,200
wpm
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very
good
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380 wpm
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good
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►
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946
wpm
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very
good
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186 wpm
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fair
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►
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518
wpm
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very
good
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261 wpm
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very good
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►
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1,323
wpm
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very
good
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430 wpm
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very good
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►
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900
wpm
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excellent
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269 wpm
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very good
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►
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938
wpm
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excellent
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264 wpm
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very good
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►
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748
wpm
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excellent
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425 wpm
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excellent
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►
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680
wpm
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excellent
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380 wpm
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good
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►
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946
wpm
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very good
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200 wpm
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very good
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►
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735
wpm
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excellent
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*
Scores
are from students (grades 9 - 16) who participated
in a 2 or 3-week (10 or 15-hour) reading/study skills
program.
Beginning
and ending reading tests involved the same format
but used different subject matter
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