| Reading speed tests are an inaccurate measure | | | | telling whether or not the speed test was |
| of your reading skill. They don't really tell you | | | | legitimate. |
| much. Your WPM (words per minute) speed alone | | | | Just because you can read something at 900 |
| is useless. | | | | words per minute, it doesn't mean you can |
| If anyone ever tells you that they can tell you | | | | understand it at 900 words per minute. |
| how good a reader you are based on your speed, | | | | What a reading comprehension test does is it |
| then they're either ignorant, or lying. Simple as | | | | confirms the validity of the reading speed test. |
| that. | | | | Depending on the difficulty of the test, your |
| When you take a reading test, you will end up | | | | results on the comprehension test have to be at |
| with your reading speed expressed in "words per | | | | least a certain level, or else you have to redo the |
| minute". | | | | timed test. Some tests are designed easy, and |
| The problem is, your words per minute speed (or | | | | others are difficult, but generally your overall |
| WPM speed) means nothing until you take a | | | | comprehension of the material should be at least |
| comprehension test. | | | | 70%. |
| You must take a comprehension test along with | | | | So, when you're testing your taking a reading skills |
| every speed test. | | | | test, make sure that a comprehension test |
| If you don't test your reading comprehension | | | | follows the timed test. Otherwise, you'll know that |
| along with your reading speed, there's no way of | | | | the test is invalid, and in fact means nothing. |