...words; sixth grade, 3.9 words; seventh grade, 4.7 words; eighth grade, 4.8 words. His conclusion is that "there seems to be a definite correlation of the rate...increasing most rapidly as the grade is advanced" (14). The results of tests which the writer recently gave to approximately 800 children in the Norman...

...words; sixth grade, 3.9 words; seventh grade, 4.7 words; eighth grade, 4.8 words. His conclusion is that "there seems to be a definite correlation of the rate...increasing most rapidly as the grade is advanced" (14). The results of tests which the writer recently gave to approximately 800 children in the Norman...

...February 1915. Tests made In the Tulsa city schools, Oklahoma. Tabulations showing results. Says then seems to be "a definite correlation of the rate of...silent reading increasing most rapidly as the grade advanced. This Is perhaps due largely to the child's being thrown more on his own responsibility; also...