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The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international comparative study of the reading literacy of young students. PIRLS studies the reading achievement and reading behaviors and attitudes of fourth-grade students in the United States and students in the equivalent of fourth grade in other participating countries.
PIRLS was first administered in 2001 and included 35 countries, and was administered again in 2006 to students in 45 education systems (including countries and subnational education systems, such as Canadian provinces and Hong Kong, a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China). PIRLS 2006 results are now available. The next PIRLS is scheduled for 2011. PIRLS is coordinated by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
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PIRLS 2006 Public-use data files (April 2009)View Publications:
The Reading Literacy of U.S. Fourth-Grade Students in an International Context: Results From the 2001 and 2006 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)4th IEA International Research Conference (IRC):
The 4th IEA International Research Conference will be held at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, from 24 June to 26 June 2010. It will be preceded by a two-day training workshop on secondary data analysis (22–23 June). For more information about the conference visit the IEA website: www.iea.nl.Data Snapshots
