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chapter 3: literacy-related activities in the home
Exhibit 3.4: 3.4Trends Trends in Parents’ in Parents’ Reports Reports of Children’s of Children’s Books Books in the in the Home Home (Continued)
Countries
2006
Percent
of Students
11–25 Books 0–10 Books
Difference
in Percent
from 2001
2006
Percent
of Students
Difference
in Percent
from 2001
Bulgaria 25 (1.0) 2 (1.6) 34 (2.3) 8 (3.0) h
Canada, Ontario r 11 (1.1) 3 (1.4) h 5 (0.7) 3 (0.8) h
Canada, Quebec r 18 (1.1) 2 (1.5) 7 (0.7) 1 (0.9)
England x x x x x x x x
France 17 (0.8) –1 (1.1) 8 (0.7) 1 (0.9)
Germany 16 (0.7) –2 (1.1) 6 (0.5) 0 (0.7)
Hong Kong SAR 26 (0.8) –2 (1.0) 26 (1.2) –17 (1.9) i
Hungary 19 (0.9) 2 (1.2) 11 (1.3) 2 (1.5)
Iceland r 5 (0.4) 1 (0.6) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.2)
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 21 (0.9) 1 (1.4) 62 (1.6) –2 (2.5)
Israel 20 (1.0) x x 16 (1.3) x x
Italy 29 (1.0) –3 (1.3) i 22 (0.9) –2 (1.3)
Latvia 24 (0.9) 3 (1.3) 11 (0.8) 2 (1.2)
Lithuania 33 (0.8) 1 (1.6) 21 (1.0) 0 (1.5)
Macedonia, Rep. of r 31 (0.9) 1 (1.3) 28 (1.3) –2 (2.2)
Moldova, Rep. of 29 (1.1) 2 (1.5) 47 (1.6) –3 (2.4)
Morocco 16 (1.0) – – 76 (1.2) – –
Netherlands s 17 (1.0) 1 (1.4) 6 (0.7) 1 (1.0)
New Zealand s 8 (0.6) –1 (1.0) 4 (0.4) 0 (0.7)
Norway 8 (0.5) 1 (0.8) 2 (0.3) 0 (0.5)
Romania 27 (1.1) 1 (1.5) 41 (2.1) 2 (2.9)
Russian Federation 26 (0.9) 3 (1.3) h 12 (0.8) –4 (1.6) i
Scotland s 10 (0.8) 0 (1.1) 3 (0.5) 0 (0.7)
Singapore 17 (0.5) 0 (0.9) 9 (0.5) 0 (0.8)
Slovak Republic 26 (1.0) 1 (1.5) 14 (1.1) 3 (1.5)
Slovenia 26 (0.8) –4 (1.2) i 11 (0.7) –6 (1.0) i
Sweden 11 (0.8) 3 (0.9) h 4 (0.6) 0 (1.0)
United States – – – – – – – –
International Avg. 20 (0.2) 1 (0.3) 20 (0.2) 2 (0.3) h
SOURCE: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006
h Percent in 2006 significantly higher
i Percent in 2006 significantly lower
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PIRLS 2006
4th Grade