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Reading Profiles
A reading profile is a picture of a reader's strengths and needs in the component skills. It can be presented in several ways.
Here is an example of a reading profile presented as a table:
Word Recognition | 4.0 |
Spelling | 2.0 |
Word Meaning (Vocabulary) | 10.0 |
Silent Reading Comprehension | 8.0 |
Oral Reading Rate | 120 words per minute |
We can also use bar graphs to present the same reading profile. (We graph oral reading rate separately because it is measured in different units—words per minute [wpm] instead of GEs [Grade Equivalents].) Here is the sample reading profile presented as a bar graph:
Sample Reading Profile
![Reading Skills Components and Grade Equivalent scores](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090813092823im_/http://nifl.gov/readingprofiles/images/Sample_Bar_Graph.gif)
Sample Reading Profile
![Reading Skills Components and Grade Equivalent scores](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090813092823im_/http://nifl.gov/readingprofiles/images/Sample_ORR.gif)
On this Web site, we present profiles as tables and line graphs (except oral reading rate, which we will always show as a bar graph). Here is the sample profile shown as a line graph:
Sample Reading Profile
![Reading Skills Components and Grade Equivalent scores](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090813092823im_/http://nifl.gov/readingprofiles/images/sample_profile_graph3.gif)
Why are reading profiles important?
- Profiles provide a guide for instruction. Once a teacher has assessed a learner's reading skills, he or she can then direct instruction to those skills that need strengthening.
- Profiles illustrate a learner's pattern of scores on skills that underlie reading ability.
- Profiles are a tool for classroom practitioners and programs. Learners with similar strengths and needs can be grouped for more focused instruction.
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