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Rasinski, Timothy – 2001
Conventional wisdom has suggested that the rate at which a reader processes text matters little as long as the reader can read with accuracy and comprehension. This paper makes the case that reading rate is an essential component of proficient reading, and is significantly correlated with other measures of proficient reading, such as standardized…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Measurement Techniques, Reading Comprehension, Reading Rate