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  2. Fountas and Pinnell reading levels - Wikipedia

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    A meta-analysis of 21 studies found that the F&P Text Level Gradient system did not lead to effective reading fluency interventions. [ 8 ] Matthew Burns, a reading researcher at the University of Florida, has studied assessments within the F&P Text Level Gradient system and found that they result in 54% total accuracy and correctly identify low ...

  3. Coleman–Liau index - Wikipedia

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    The Coleman–Liau index is a readability test designed by Meri Coleman and T. L. Liau to gauge the understandability of a text. Like the Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level, Gunning fog index, SMOG index, and Automated Readability Index, its output approximates the U.S. grade level thought necessary to comprehend the text.

  4. Dolch word list - Wikipedia

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    Dolch compiled the list based on children's books of his era, which is why nouns such as "kitty" and "Santa Claus" appear on the list instead of more current high-frequency words. The list contains 220 "service words" that Dolch thought should be easily recognized in order to achieve reading fluency in the English language.

  5. Words per minute - Wikipedia

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    Audiobooks are recommended to be 150–160 words per minute, which is the range that people comfortably hear and vocalize words. [16] Slide presentations tend to be closer to 100–125 wpm for a comfortable pace, [17] auctioneers can speak at about 250 wpm, [18] and the fastest speaking policy debaters speak from 350 [19] to over 500 words per ...

  6. Speed reading - Wikipedia

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    Skimming is a process of speed reading that involves visually searching the sentences of a page for clues to the main idea or when reading an essay, it can mean reading the beginning and ending for summary information, then optionally the first sentence of each paragraph to quickly determine whether to seek still more detail, as determined by the questions or purpose of the reading.

  7. Meatpacking giants to pay $8 million for child labor violations

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    JBS USA and Perdue Farms will each pay $4 million for employing children through third-party staffing agencies, officials announced this week.

  8. Americans think this is the top benchmark of success - AOL

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    How do Americans define success? It's not about being super rich or a famous celebrity.Instead, a new Empower survey revealed that 59% of Americans have a simple definition of what it means to be ...

  9. Verbal fluency test - Wikipedia

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    A verbal fluency test is a kind of psychological test in which a participant is asked to produce as many words as possible from a category in a given time (usually 60 seconds). This category can be semantic , including objects such as animals or fruits, or phonemic , including words beginning with a specified letter, such as p , for example. [ 1 ]