Does a higher reading age (Year 7/8/9) = better GCSE results?

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Just wondering how important reading age is? A student who in year 7 for example, has a reading age of 16+, will do better than a student who is only one or 2 years above their real age? Or reading age is not really an indication on how well a student will do in year 11?

Past a certain point it’s meaningless.
once they can read, they can read.
After that it’s all about comprehension skills, breadth of vocabulary and inference.

I think capturing reading ages in secondary is more about picking up the kids with single digit reading ages, who might struggle to access the secondary curriculum.

This.

I think being a strong reader is important - ds was a few years above his age at primary school and got mostly 9's at GCSE. But his had friends at the same level who were more interested in girls and going out by the time GCSE's came around and didn't do as well.
So a good reading age is really good but there are a lot of other factors that will determine how well you do in GCSE's.

Hard to say. DD was told that her reading age at 11 was at the level of an adult, and she certainly did very well in GCSES (straight 9s), but I think that's probably more correlation than causation.

I think a low reading age at that time could have an impact on a child's ability to access the curriculum, so might well impact on their results at a later age if they don't get adequate help to address the issue. I'm not sure that a high reading age is any guarantee of a strong academic performance later though.

High reading age= good vocabulary
Good vocabulary= ability to understand nuance in language.

That's really what helps you get higher grades in humanities subjects at GCSE

I think the average across the population of those with the highest reading ages will be higher than the average of those with lower reading ages, but you can't drill down into it to predict grades of an individual. There are lots of reasons why a child might not follow that pattern. And I agree it's mainly about flagging those who need more help.

High marks in exams require so many other skills, such as retaining and recalling large volumes of info and being able to get it all down on paper in a timed exam. A high reading age is a good starting point but there are a lot more links in the chain.

Likely means the child is interested in reading. Being interested leads to better results.

I hope so but doubt it.

There will be strong correlation between reading age and IQ (verbal and general). This will also strongly correlate with academic results statically across the general population.

However, there will be huge variation on the individual level related to environment and effort. So someone more average can outperform someone more able cognitively on an exam depending on their circumstances and how much individual effort they put in etc.

Why are you asking?