Quick answer There is no single official reading speed for each age or grade — but the pattern is clear: reading speed rises steadily through school, and most adults read silently at roughly 238 words per minute for nonfiction and…
The short answer For a typical paperback novel, most adults read about 50 to 60 pages in an hour. That assumes an average reading speed of around 250 words per minute and a typical novel page of roughly 250 to…
The short answer There is no single exact number, but for most adult books a useful rule of thumb is about 250 to 300 words per printed page. A standard double-spaced manuscript page is traditionally counted as 250 words, and…
