Determining Typical Reading Rate

Speech Visualization will measure the client’s reading rate by recording a passage and measuring the amount of time it took them to read it.

First, check to make sure the client can read the text in the Passage box. If necessary, click the Larger font checkbox to make the text larger. When you are sure the client can read the text, click Record, and have them begin reading.

When they are finished reading, click Stop. Speech Visualization will determine the length of time it took for the client to read the passage, and calculate their speed in Words Per Minute (WPM). Speech Visualization will ignore silence at the beginning and end of the recording, so you do not need to edit the sound yourself.

If the client wasn’t able to finish reading the passage, you can edit the text in the Passage box to remove the portion of the text they didn’t read. The word count and rate will automatically change accordingly.

If you choose “Custom Passage” when you select passages, you can type a passage for your client to say or read into the text block. (You can also cut and paste from a word processor.) The word count will automatically be updated. Have the client read or speak the passage.

If you want to determine Words Correct Per Minute, you will need to manually tabulate the number of errors. Enter this number into the Errors box. The computer will subtract the number of errors from the WPM and report a WCPM in the report.

If automatic saving is not enabled, the speech sample can be saved by clicking on the Save Recording... button. All of the samples for this exercise are saved in the same folder and given a name that starts with the word, followed by the date, and time. You can play the sample by clicking on the Load Recording... button and selecting it from the list.

Click Next when you are ready to continue.