December 7, 2007
U.S. 4th Graders Trail Peers in Other Nations in Reading
An international study of reading literacy among fourth graders has found that students in the United States scored above the average for the 40 nations covered but trailed their counterparts in a dozen nations and several Canadian provinces.
The study, released last month, also found that in all of the nations surveyed, girls outscored boys, and fewer children reported that they enjoyed reading than was the case when the international assessments were last taken, five years
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