A personalised paper-based reading WeekBook with targeted exercises, a 45-minute daily routine and a progress log for pace, accuracy and comprehension.
Your first WeekBook is free. No card required.
7 days · 45 minutes a day · On paper
Does your child take a long time to read a page, return to the same lines or struggle to explain what they have read? Slow reading can make homework demanding even when a student spends a lot of time studying. For students aged 11–18, MyWeekbook starts with a practical question: which activities can help this student read more fluently and understand the text?
MyWeekbook synthesis of multiple sources: Hasbrouck & Tindal (2006, 2017), Spichtig and colleagues (2016), and Brysbaert (2019). A starting point, not a judgement: language, passage difficulty and comprehension affect results. These are not worldwide averages or Italian norms.
| Approximate age | Aloud: correct words/min | Silently: words/min | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–8 years | 100 | ≈ 116 | H17 + S16 |
| 9–10 years | 133 | ≈ 148 | H17 + S16 |
| 11–12 years | 146 | ≈ 164 | H17 + S16 |
| 13–14 years | 151 | ≈ 170 | H06 + S16 |
| 15–16 years | 160 | ≈ 187 | S16 |
| 17–18 years | 171 | ≈ 188 | S16 |
| Adults | 183 words/min* | 238 non-fiction; 260 fiction | B19 |
H17/H06: Hasbrouck & Tindal, end-of-school-year medians (2017/2006). S16: Spichtig et al. (2016), data collected in 2011, original-passage means from table 3, rounded to whole numbers; results required at least 70% comprehension. B19: Brysbaert (2019), adult means. Ages are our approximate mapping from sample school years, not directly age-normed bands.
School studies concern US samples and English texts. These are orientation points from international research, not a universal developmental curve. A median is not an arithmetic mean or a diagnostic threshold. *Adult oral reading measures words/min rather than correct words/min and is not directly equivalent to the school measure. Italian reading requires language- and school-year-specific references.
Formula: (words − errors) × 60 ÷ seconds. For silent reading, no errors are subtracted: check comprehension separately. The calculation stays in your browser and saves no data.
This is an informal observation, not a standardised or diagnostic test. Comparison with norms requires matching materials and procedures.
Tell us the school year, reading language and difficulties you have noticed, and upload a comprehension assignment, a marked test or the syllabus. A tutor reviews the material and validates the personalised WeekBook. Print the PDF: it contains level-appropriate passages, progressive exercises, comprehension questions, self-correction guidance and a progress log. The first WeekBook is free, with no card required.
Activities may include purposeful rereading of short passages, reading aloud with attention to punctuation and phrase groups, and exploring vocabulary in context. Activities are selected around the difficulties identified. The aim is a more natural, accurate pace: skipping words or losing meaning is not progress. For some initial activities, an adult can help by listening and recording errors.
Questions address explicit information and connections that must be inferred. Students identify the main idea of a paragraph, write a short summary in their own words and return to the passage to check their answers. Self-correction helps them see what was misunderstood and which part of the text clarified the meaning.
The WISE routine includes 20 minutes of work, a 5-minute break and another 20 minutes of work. The final 5 minutes are for self-correction and reflection. Reading, exercises and the progress log stay on paper; an adult can measure time using a watch or stopwatch. The student does not need an app, and not every exercise is timed.
Reading and practice
Break
Practice and self-correction
The final 5 minutes are for self-correction.
The first measure uses an unseen passage. Log activities, difficulties and answers daily; take brief timed measures at the points specified in the WeekBook. At the end, use a new passage of similar language, length and difficulty. Rereading is useful practice, but a faster time on the same familiar passage does not establish general improvement. Keep silent and oral reading records separate.
The log shows patterns over time and helps identify the next learning goal. Read faster times alongside comprehension and accuracy, considering tiredness and text difficulty. We do not set a universal target reading speed or promise percentage gains. One week starts the process; building lasting skills may take longer.
The log records date, passage, language, reading mode and results. It is an educational tool for observing individual progress, not a standardised assessment.
| Measure | How to record it | How to interpret it |
|---|---|---|
| Reading pace | Passage word count × 60 ÷ seconds taken. | Compare passages of similar difficulty in the same language and reading mode. |
| Oral reading accuracy | Record skipped or misread words using consistent criteria. | Correct words per minute = (words read − errors) × 60 ÷ seconds. An adult listens; this measure does not apply to silent reading. |
| Comprehension | Correct answers out of the questions asked, plus a short summary. | Use questions of comparable difficulty and the same rules on looking back at the passage. |
| Independence and effort | Note help needed, difficulties observed and perceived tiredness. | Consider these alongside results, without using them to label the student. |
Educational reference: the IES/What Works Clearinghouse guide for grades 4–9 recommends purposeful fluency work and comprehension practices, including questions, summarising and checking understanding. These principles inform the activities; they do not validate MyWeekbook or its seven-day format. Read the IES guide.
In your family area, enter “Reading and comprehension” as the subject, specify Italian or English and describe the difficulties. Upload at least one readable school document: an assignment, marked test or syllabus. Daily monitoring uses the printed WeekBook log; it is not an automatic online measurement. After the first WeekBook, optional WISE Progress includes a review, progress report, 30-minute live feedback and another personalised WeekBook as an optional next step after the trial.
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