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Reading Literacy in the United States

Findings From the IEA Reading Literacy Study


NCES 96-258 Ordering information
June 1996

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Executive Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • PDFTitle page, table of contents, preface, executive summary, and other front material (188k)
  • PDFComparing the Achievement of Nations and Students Part 1 (125k)
  • PDFComparing the Achievement of Nations and Students Part 2 (116k)
  • PDFReading Literacy in the United States (105k)
  • PDFInstruction in American Classrooms (72k)
  • PDFConcluding Thoughts About Reading Literacy in the United States (41k)
  • PDFEndnotes and references (20k)
  • PDFThe entire report in a single file (687k)
  • This report is 67 pages with 29 figures, 2 tables, and 4 exhibits.

    For questions about the content of this report, please contact Marilyn Binkley at Marilyn.Binkley@ed.gov.


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