Profile 9: "LOW EVEN PERFORMANCE"

Low Intermediate Group - Silent Reading GE 4-5.9

Description of the ASRP Profile 9

• Profile 9 is part of the Low Intermediate Group of ASRP Profiles. The Low Intermediate Group is made up of three profiles (7-9) that have Silent Reading Comprehension scores between Grade Equivalent (GE) 4 and 5.9.
• They are performing at the low end of the Low Intermediate group on all components, and they are significantly lower on Word Meaning.

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 9 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!

Profile 9: "LOW EVEN PERFORMANCE"

Reading Component	Average Score
Word Recognition	3.5
Spelling	3.1
Word Meaning (Vocabulary)	2.5
Silent Reading Comprehension	3.9
Oral Reading Rate (words per minute)	118

ASRP displays the average scores for Profile 9 as a line graph, the preferred method on this Web site:

Oral reading rate

Profile 9 had an average oral reading rate of 118 words per minute. 

As a frame of reference, skilled adult readers (such as college students) have an average oral reading rate of 189 words per minute. ^RR

 

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