National Institute for Literacy - Assessment Strategies & Reading Profiles - Browse Profile 3

ARCS Comparison Profile 3 is part of the GED Group. The GED Group is made up of three profiles (1 - 3) whose members scored between Grade Equivalent (GE) 9-12 on the DAR Silent Reading Comprehension subtest.

Average Scores

Averages for this group on the five reading components are shown in the table below. You will also see a line graph with the Profile 3 average scores. In both cases (the table and the line graph), all scores except oral reading rate are given in GE. We explain Oral Reading Rate farther down this page--keep scrolling!

Just as each component has its own average score based on its particular range of learners' scores, each component also has its own range of lowest scores. The scores given in the "Start of Lowest Range" column mark the BEGINNING of the lowest range for each component. Learners who score below this GE are those performing in the lowest 15% of the group on that component.

**Profile 3: "GOOD BUT NEED PRINT SKILLS (ALPHABETICS)"**
Reading Component	Average Score	Start of Lowest Range
Word Recognition	6.9	5.0
Spelling	4.7	3.0
Word Meaning (Vocabulary)	7.1	5.0
Silent Reading Comprehension	10.9	10.0
Oral Reading Rate (words per minute)	129	96

We can also display the average scores for Profile 3 as a line graph, our preferred method on this website:

Line graph displaying the average scores for Profile 3. This information is also presented in the table above.

Oral Reading Rate

Profile 3 members have an average oral reading rate of 129 words per minute.

Please keep in mind "... that adults and college students [have] an average Maximum Oral Reading Rate (reading aloud [accurately] as fast as possible) of about 200 - 250 WPM."^RR

Bar graph displaying the average oral reading rate for Profile 3. This information is also presented in the table above.

As with other components there is a lowest range of scores. For Profile 3, 15% of learners read at rates below 96 wpm.

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Browse Profile 3: "GOOD BUT NEED PRINT SKILLS (ALPHABETICS)"GED Group - Silent Reading GE 9-12

Description of the ARCS Comparison Profile 3

Browse Profile 3: "GOOD BUT NEED PRINT SKILLS (ALPHABETICS)"
GED Group - Silent Reading GE 9-12