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Reading For Fun--Grade 4

Percentage of Students and Average Score by Frequency of Reading for Fun

Blue Star for Footnote Significantly different from 2000.
NOTE: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), 1992-2000 Reading Assessments.

  • Fourth-graders who reported reading for fun daily scored higher than their peers who reported less frequent reading for fun.
  • There was no statistically significant change between 1992 and 2000 in the percentage of fourth-graders reading for fun daily.
  • The percentage of students who never or hardly ever read for fun increased between 1994 and 2000.
The NAEP 2000 reading assessment included background questions that asked students about their reading experiences at home and at school. While findings may suggest a positive or negative relationship between performance on the reading assessment and certain activities, it is important to remember that such relationships are not necessarily causal--there are many diverse factors that play a role in reading ability.

See the results for another Home/School factor from the 2000 reading assessment.

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Last updated 3 April 2001 (CLH)