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184 chapter 5: school curriculum <strong>and</strong> organization for teaching reading<br />
Exhibit 5.13 Frequency of Reading Exhibit Instruction 5.13: Frequency During the of Week Reading Instruction During the Week<br />
Background data provided by teachers.<br />
Countries<br />
( ) St<strong>and</strong>ard errors appear in parentheses. Because results are rounded to the nearest<br />
whole number, some totals may appear inconsistent.<br />
An “r” indicates data are available for 70–84% of the students. An “s” indicates data are<br />
available for 50–69% of the students. An “x” indicates data are available for less than<br />
50% of the students.<br />
Percent of<br />
Students<br />
Every Day 3–4 Days a Week<br />
Average<br />
Achievement<br />
Percent of<br />
Students<br />
Average<br />
Achievement<br />
Fewer than 3 Days<br />
a Week<br />
Percent of<br />
Students<br />
Average<br />
Achievement<br />
Austria 58 (3.6) 538 (2.7) 35 (3.5) 539 (3.5) 7 (1.8) 532 (7.4)<br />
Belgium (Flemish) 46 (4.3) 548 (3.1) 28 (3.8) 546 (2.9) 26 (3.5) 545 (3.2)<br />
Belgium (French) 58 (3.7) 502 (4.0) 28 (3.4) 500 (4.7) 15 (2.6) 492 (5.4)<br />
Bulgaria 66 (3.6) 555 (5.5) 32 (3.5) 532 (7.1) 2 (1.0) ~ ~<br />
Canada, Alberta 77 (3.7) 561 (2.3) 18 (3.3) 558 (6.9) 5 (1.9) 554 (16.5)<br />
Canada, British Columbia r 74 (3.6) 557 (3.5) 20 (3.1) 573 (4.3) 6 (2.1) 550 (15.8)<br />
Canada, Nova Scotia 92 (1.9) 543 (2.5) 6 (1.7) 542 (15.1) 2 (0.9) ~ ~<br />
Canada, Ontario 80 (4.0) 554 (2.8) 16 (3.4) 561 (9.1) 5 (2.3) 544 (6.7)<br />
Canada, Quebec 57 (4.9) 536 (3.8) 30 (4.5) 525 (5.1) 14 (3.5) 540 (3.9)<br />
Chinese Taipei 19 (3.2) 536 (4.8) 27 (3.8) 539 (4.3) 54 (4.2) 535 (2.6)<br />
Denmark 30 (3.9) 551 (4.3) 59 (4.3) 545 (3.3) 11 (2.3) 544 (6.4)<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> 69 (4.3) 539 (3.7) 23 (3.8) 555 (8.6) 9 (2.6) 517 (6.6)<br />
France 80 (2.8) 521 (2.4) 15 (2.5) 523 (5.7) 5 (1.6) 526 (8.3)<br />
Georgia 43 (4.7) 470 (4.9) 35 (4.0) 472 (5.4) 22 (3.2) 469 (7.7)<br />
Germany 57 (3.4) 547 (2.7) 25 (2.9) 545 (4.0) 17 (2.9) 554 (3.9)<br />
Hong Kong SAR 24 (3.7) 568 (6.0) 39 (3.9) 565 (4.1) 36 (4.1) 561 (4.1)<br />
Hungary 65 (3.8) 555 (4.2) 35 (3.8) 543 (5.0) 0 (0.0) ~ ~<br />
Icel<strong>and</strong> 40 (0.4) 510 (2.1) 41 (0.4) 510 (1.8) 19 (0.3) 510 (3.1)<br />
Indonesia 48 (4.4) 406 (5.8) 38 (4.6) 403 (7.0) 14 (2.7) 405 (10.4)<br />
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 41 (3.8) 420 (6.5) 47 (3.8) 423 (5.0) 12 (2.5) 418 (9.6)<br />
Israel 49 (4.3) 511 (7.3) 38 (4.7) 508 (10.5) 14 (2.8) 527 (11.4)<br />
Italy 48 (3.7) 548 (5.0) 38 (3.6) 556 (3.7) 14 (2.6) 553 (6.6)<br />
Kuwait r 92 (2.3) 331 (5.0) 4 (1.6) 318 (26.5) 4 (1.9) 344 (22.9)<br />
Latvia 54 (4.1) 544 (3.1) 42 (3.9) 536 (3.8) 3 (1.3) 553 (11.1)<br />
Lithuania 65 (3.2) 535 (2.1) 29 (3.3) 544 (3.5) 5 (1.6) 539 (5.6)<br />
Luxembourg 29 (0.2) 557 (1.9) 53 (0.2) 558 (1.3) 18 (0.1) 555 (2.3)<br />
Macedonia, Rep. of 64 (3.9) 455 (6.2) 24 (3.4) 433 (10.5) 12 (2.7) 396 (19.5)<br />
Moldova, Rep. of 58 (4.2) 502 (4.1) 39 (4.2) 493 (5.3) 3 (1.3) 512 (5.7)<br />
Morocco 39 (4.1) 336 (10.8) 60 (4.1) 313 (7.2) 1 (0.0) ~ ~<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 62 (4.6) 544 (2.3) 36 (4.6) 550 (2.5) 2 (1.0) ~ ~<br />
New Zeal<strong>and</strong> 58 (3.4) 532 (2.8) 40 (3.4) 536 (3.6) 2 (0.8) ~ ~<br />
Norway 73 (4.3) 497 (2.5) 24 (4.1) 503 (5.6) 3 (1.7) 489 (12.9)<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong> 64 (3.8) 519 (3.0) 28 (3.5) 522 (4.3) 8 (2.5) 507 (5.7)<br />
Qatar s 56 (0.3) 350 (2.0) 30 (0.3) 351 (2.7) 14 (0.2) 364 (4.1)<br />
Romania 80 (3.3) 492 (5.2) 17 (3.2) 475 (10.4) 3 (1.5) 506 (22.7)<br />
Russian Federation 87 (2.6) 565 (3.3) 12 (2.6) 560 (12.5) 0 (0.3) ~ ~<br />
Scotl<strong>and</strong> 44 (3.7) 528 (4.4) 50 (3.7) 527 (4.2) 5 (2.2) 519 (12.9)<br />
Singapore 36 (3.0) 550 (5.6) 41 (3.2) 562 (4.2) 22 (2.4) 566 (5.9)<br />
Slovak Republic 46 (3.5) 537 (3.6) 51 (3.6) 528 (3.9) 3 (1.3) 493 (28.4)<br />
Slovenia 51 (3.4) 523 (2.9) 29 (3.1) 520 (3.8) 20 (2.5) 519 (3.8)<br />
South Africa 30 (2.6) 328 (13.3) 39 (3.4) 288 (12.1) 31 (2.8) 294 (9.5)<br />
Spain 57 (4.0) 510 (4.6) 26 (3.5) 512 (5.0) 17 (3.2) 520 (6.3)<br />
Sweden 65 (3.4) 549 (2.6) 26 (3.5) 546 (4.4) 9 (2.2) 553 (7.3)<br />
Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago 82 (3.6) 435 (6.3) 18 (3.6) 452 (12.0) 0 (0.0) ~ ~<br />
United States 93 (1.6) 538 (3.6) 7 (1.5) 540 (11.5) 0 (0.0) ~ ~<br />
International Avg. 56 (0.6) 502 (0.8) 33 (0.5) 499 (1.2) 12 (0.3) 497 (1.9)<br />
A tilde (~) indicates insufficient data to report achievement.<br />
<strong>PIRLS</strong> 2006<br />
4th Grade<br />
NOTE: The International Average does not include the results from the Canadian provinces.<br />
SOURCE: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (<strong>PIRLS</strong>) 2006
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