[CALIBK12] [CSLA Research Update] International reading literacy study

[Lesley Farmer]

U.S. ranks 14th among countries in literacy studyU.S. fourth-graders
scored about the same on the Progress in International Reading Literacy
test as they did in 2001. While the U.S. score, on average, remained
above the international average, students in Russia, Hong Kong and
Singapore, which were previously outranked by the U.S., now are the
top-three scoring countries, Intl. Assn. for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement. (2007). An international perspective on
fostering reading development. Boston: Boston
College.http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2006/index.html

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