Note: RR = "Research-related," designating a link to a reference or to more information about relevant papers, reports, or studies.

What is an appropriate reading rate for adults? Here are two frames of reference to consider:

1. Normally developing 8th grade children at the 50th percentile have an expected oral reading rate of 151 Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM).

   Hasbrouck, J., & Tindal, G. (2005). Oral Reading Fluency: 90 Years of Measurement (Tech. Rep. No. 33). Eugene, Oregon: University of Oregon, College of Education, Behavioral Research and Teaching.
   http://www.brtprojects.org/publications/tech_reports/ORF_90Yrs_Intro_TechRpt33.pdf

2. College students have an average oral reading rate of 189 WCPM reading college level text. Lewandowski, L.J., Codding, R.S., Kleinmann, A.E., & Tucker, K. L. (2003). Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. 21(2), 134-144. For the abstract of this article see: http://jpa.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/21/2/134