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206 chapter 6: teachers <strong>and</strong> reading instruction<br />

Exhibit 6.5 Exhibit Materials 6.5: Schools Materials Used Schools for Their Used Reading for Their Instructional Reading Instructional Programs Programs<br />

Countries<br />

Background data provided by schools.<br />

Percentage of Students Attending Schools That Used<br />

Reading Series Textbooks Variety of Children’s Books<br />

As Basis As Supplement As Basis As Supplement As Basis As Supplement<br />

Austria 20 (3.0) 48 (4.2) 79 (3.5) 10 (2.5) 9 (2.5) 77 (3.8)<br />

Belgium (Flemish) 29 (4.2) 55 (4.5) 96 (1.2) 2 (1.2) 6 (2.0) 89 (2.8)<br />

Belgium (French) r 13 (3.0) r 45 (5.0) r 20 (3.7) r 27 (4.3) r 23 (3.5) r 58 (4.2)<br />

Bulgaria 5 (1.9) 52 (4.3) 99 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 4 (1.8) 81 (3.4)<br />

Canada, Alberta 43 (3.9) 29 (3.8) 22 (3.7) 42 (4.2) 48 (4.4) 43 (4.3)<br />

Canada, British Columbia 28 (4.0) 44 (4.4) r 10 (2.7) r 47 (5.1) r 48 (5.1) r 34 (4.6)<br />

Canada, Nova Scotia 18 (3.1) 44 (3.7) 9 (2.2) 47 (4.2) 78 (3.6) 16 (3.1)<br />

Canada, Ontario 45 (5.1) 37 (5.2) 26 (4.4) 48 (5.2) 56 (4.7) 40 (4.7)<br />

Canada, Quebec 52 (4.7) 38 (4.6) 74 (3.5) 14 (3.2) 50 (4.7) 45 (4.9)<br />

Chinese Taipei 8 (2.2) 55 (4.3) 85 (3.2) 5 (1.8) 5 (2.1) 77 (3.8)<br />

Denmark 21 (3.6) 71 (3.7) 84 (3.5) 6 (2.2) 8 (2.4) 80 (3.7)<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong> r 42 (4.7) r 36 (4.6) r 18 (3.9) r 50 (4.7) r 64 (4.6) r 28 (4.2)<br />

France 67 (3.9) 24 (3.6) 40 (4.7) 42 (4.2) 66 (3.9) 27 (3.8)<br />

Georgia 26 (3.8) 40 (3.7) 98 (1.5) 2 (1.5) 10 (3.0) 83 (3.4)<br />

Germany 16 (2.3) 54 (3.5) 88 (2.1) 3 (0.9) 12 (2.5) 79 (2.8)<br />

Hong Kong SAR 15 (3.4) 53 (4.5) 92 (2.8) 2 (1.4) 9 (2.9) 72 (4.0)<br />

Hungary 85 (3.4) 6 (2.0) 91 (2.6) 8 (2.4) 1 (1.0) 88 (2.8)<br />

Icel<strong>and</strong> 82 (0.3) 12 (0.2) 61 (0.4) 29 (0.3) 9 (0.3) 85 (0.3)<br />

Indonesia 43 (4.2) 11 (2.8) 52 (4.4) 26 (4.2) 12 (2.6) 40 (4.4)<br />

Iran, Islamic Rep. of 21 (3.1) 34 (3.9) 92 (2.1) 3 (1.3) 1 (0.8) 59 (3.1)<br />

Israel 51 (3.8) 30 (3.8) 78 (3.4) 11 (3.0) 27 (3.8) 55 (4.4)<br />

Italy 7 (2.1) 66 (3.7) 97 (1.5) 2 (1.3) 3 (1.6) 75 (3.8)<br />

Kuwait 18 (3.2) 26 (3.7) 93 (2.0) 3 (1.5) 3 (1.4) 51 (3.8)<br />

Latvia 8 (2.4) 61 (4.4) 97 (1.2) 1 (0.8) 7 (2.2) 92 (2.4)<br />

Lithuania 31 (4.0) 49 (4.0) 99 (1.2) 0 (0.0) 2 (1.1) 91 (2.5)<br />

1 Luxembourg – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

Macedonia, Rep. of r 57 (4.4) r 19 (3.5) r 87 (3.3) r 10 (2.9) r 13 (3.4) r 71 (4.5)<br />

Moldova, Rep. of 29 (3.7) 50 (4.5) 92 (2.5) 7 (2.4) 10 (2.6) 70 (4.0)<br />

Morocco s 36 (4.9) s 11 (3.3) r 98 (1.1) r 1 (0.9) s 4 (1.9) s 37 (4.8)<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s r 55 (5.5) r 39 (5.5) r 88 (2.5) r 9 (2.5) r 31 (4.5) r 65 (4.7)<br />

New Zeal<strong>and</strong> 93 (1.7) 3 (1.2) 9 (2.0) 25 (3.3) 30 (3.4) 61 (3.4)<br />

Norway 63 (4.7) 27 (4.1) 90 (3.2) 9 (3.1) 17 (3.8) 81 (4.1)<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> 75 (4.0) 14 (3.0) 94 (2.0) 5 (2.0) 4 (1.8) 88 (2.8)<br />

Qatar 32 (0.2) 43 (0.2) 84 (0.2) 9 (0.1) 7 (0.1) 61 (0.2)<br />

Romania 12 (3.1) 69 (3.9) 94 (2.4) 2 (1.3) 2 (1.2) 72 (4.3)<br />

Russian Federation 11 (2.0) 70 (2.8) 99 (0.7) 1 (0.6) 4 (1.5) 89 (2.5)<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> r 89 (3.3) r 6 (2.3) r 36 (4.6) r 55 (5.1) r 29 (4.4) r 68 (4.7)<br />

Singapore 17 (0.0) 53 (0.0) 94 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 7 (0.0) 70 (0.0)<br />

Slovak Republic 59 (3.6) 22 (3.4) 91 (2.3) 6 (2.0) 3 (1.4) 89 (2.7)<br />

Slovenia 88 (2.8) 11 (2.7) 83 (2.8) 13 (2.7) 4 (1.8) 93 (2.4)<br />

South Africa 50 (3.1) 17 (2.2) 53 (3.2) 25 (2.5) 17 (2.2) 43 (2.6)<br />

Spain 48 (4.0) 34 (4.1) 90 (2.7) 5 (2.1) 26 (4.0) 59 (4.9)<br />

Sweden 64 (4.4) 14 (3.3) 50 (4.3) 23 (3.4) 43 (4.7) 47 (4.7)<br />

Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago 72 (4.1) 15 (2.9) 56 (4.3) 30 (4.1) 3 (1.3) 71 (4.2)<br />

United States 65 (4.2) 21 (3.9) 45 (3.7) 35 (4.1) 28 (4.1) 64 (4.0)<br />

International Avg. 42 (0.6) 35 (0.6) 77 (0.4) 13 (0.4) 14 (0.4) 69 (0.6)<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 />

A dash (–) indicates comparable data are not available.<br />

NOTE: The International Average does not include the results from the Canadian provinces.<br />

1 Primary schools in Luxembourg do not have principals.<br />

<strong>PIRLS</strong> 2006<br />

4th Grade<br />

SOURCE: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (<strong>PIRLS</strong>) 2006

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