how is reading age calculated?

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I heard someone say that the average reading age of the UK adult was 9 years old (or something along those lines)
doesn’t that change what ‘9 years old’ means in terms of reading age?
does it mean they all stopped learning how to read at age 9??
like who’s the 9 year old child that sets the reading age?

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They test all eight year Olds. Add up all the scores. Divide that number by how many kids took the test. And the answer is the average score for eight year Olds. So if your score is 272 and the average is 275 then you are at an eight year old reading level. However if you’re 12 years old and your score is 272 then your reading age is also eight years. Side note most reading age tests don’t take comprehension in to account only ability to read the words.

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