At the time of initial assessment, George’s chronological age was 13 years. His equivalent reading age** was 9 years and 7 months, approximately 3 years and 5 months below the expected level for his chronological age.
After only four months of tutoring when George’s chronological age was 13 years and 4 months, his equivalent reading age was 10 years and 3 months. This showed an overall increase of eight months, which was now 3 years and 1 month below the expected standard for his chronological age, showing that he had begun to close the gap.
After another seven months of tutoring (11 months in total) when George’s chronological age was 13 years and 11 months, his equivalent reading age was 13 years and 9 months. This showed an overall increase of 4 years and 2 months from his initial assessment, which now showed that he was reading only two months below the expected standard for his chronological age.