We will then get back to you with advice regarding whether we would recommend that you have your child formally assessed or not. Please note that we can only accept your scores and return the results via email. Send an email to stating the total number of words your child read correctly in one-minute and the year and term your child is in at school (e.g.

To calculate the number of words read correctly, subtract the total number of errors from the total number of words read in one minute. If the word order is reversed, score 1 (one) error. If your child inserts a word, do not count the inserted word, and score 1 (one) error. a line is skipped), subtract the total number of words omitted, and score 1 (one) error. If several consecutive words are omitted (e.g. If your child omits a word, score 1 (one) error. If your child stops or struggles with a word, wait three seconds, tell your child the word and mark 1 (one) error. On your copy of the passage, mark the last word read at the end of one minute and tell your child that s/he can now stop reading. Using a stopwatch or a wristwatch with a second hand, begin timing when your child says the first word in the passage. I’ll start recording when you read the first word.” One copy is for your child to read and the other is for you to use to score their reading.Īsk your child to read their copy of the passage as follows: “I’d like you to read this passage as quickly and as carefully as you can. Print out two copies of the sample reading passage based on the WARP (Wheldall Assessment of Reading Passages).

1 minute reading test