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Adult Average Reading Speed. The average reader can read 238 words per minute (WPM) while reading silently. When reading aloud, the average reader can read 183 words per minute (WPM). Previously, it had been thought that the average adult reads at a rate of 300 words per minute.
15 sie 2019 · Based on the analysis of 190 studies (18,573 participants), we estimate that the average silent reading rate for adults in English is 238 words per minute (wpm) for non-fiction and 260...
1 gru 2019 · The average oral reading rate (based on 77 studies and 5965 participants) is 183 wpm. Reading rates are lower for children, old adults, and readers with English as second language. The reading rates are in line with maximum listening speed and do not require the assumption of reading-specific language processing.
8 lis 2021 · Average reading speed for adults and older adults. After a progressive increase in reading speed during pre-teenage years, the reading rate stabilizes at ~250 wpm rate during teenage years and college. Some studies suggest that reading speed increases during college years up to 300-350 words per minute.
The average reading speed for a college-age adult (18 years to 24 years) is 193 words per minute (for contextual sentences) and 137 words per minute (for random words). The average reading speed ranges from 200 words to 250 words per minute in older adults. Fast readers can read from 350 words to 600 words per minute.
8 lis 2021 · For the typical paperback format, the average reading speed is 1 page per minute (60 pages per hour) for the adult person. The average college student can read approximately 20 pages per hour of easy fiction and non-technical material (the average textbook contains 800 words per page).
Significance: On average, older adults (60+) with normal vision read the International Reading Speed Texts (IReST) 37.8 words per minute slower than the standardized values provided by the...
