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Title: |
Reading Literacy of U.S. Fourth-Grade Students in an International Context |
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| By (author): |
Justin Baer, Stéphane Baldi, Kaylin Ayotte, Patricia J Green, Daniel McGrath |
| ISBN10-13: |
1607411385 : 9781607411383 |
| Illustrations: |
tables & charts |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
140x215mm |
| Pages: |
69 |
| Weight: |
.154 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - May 2009 |
| List Price: |
52.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Literacy : USA |
| The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an assessment of the reading comprehension of students in their fourth year of schooling. In 2006, PIRLS was administered to a nationally representative sample of fourth-grade students in the United States, as well as to students in 44 other jurisdictions around the world. The PIRLS assessment measures student performance on a combined reading literacy scale and on a literary subscale and informational subscale. This book compares the performance of U.S. students with their peers around the world and also examines how the reading literacy of U.S. fourth-grade students has changed since the first administration of PIRLS in 2001. Results are presented by student background characteristics (sex and race/ethnicity) and by contextual factors that may be associated with reading proficiency (school characteristics, instructional practices and teacher preparation, and the home environment for reading). |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Executive Summary; Introduction; Defining & Measuring Reading Literacy; Design & Administration of PIRLS 2006; Reporting Student Results on PIRLS; Organisation of the Report; Reading Literacy in the United States & Internationally; Average Scores in 2006; Changes Between 2001 & 2006; Reading Literacy by International Benchmarks; Reading Literacy & Student Background Characteristics; Sex; Race/Ethnicity; Reading Literacy & School & Classroom Characteristics; Control of School; School Poverty Level; Instructional Practices Related to Reading; Teacher Preparation & Experience; Home Environment for Reading; Reading Activities Outside of school; References; Index. |
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