To read or not to read : a question of national consequence : executive summary / National Endowment for the Arts.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

National Endowment for the Arts

Series:

Research report (National Endowment for the Arts. Office of Research & Analysis) ; #47.

Research report ; #47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books and reading--United States--Statistics.

Books and reading.

Literature--Appreciation--United States--Statistics.

Literature.

Reading comprehension--United States--Statistics.

Reading comprehension.

Literature--Appreciation.

United States.

Genre:

Statistics

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (20 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Question of national consequence

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Endowment for the Arts, [2007]

Summary:

This executive summary report is a new and comprehensive analysis of reading patterns of children, teenagers, and adults in the United States. To Read or Not To Read assembled data on reading trends from more than 40 sources, including federal agencies, universities, foundations, and associations. The compendium expands the investigation of the NEA's landmark 2004 report, Reading at Risk, and reveals recent declines in voluntary reading and test scores alike, exposing trends that have severe consequences for American society.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Feb. 21, 2013).

"November 2007"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Boston, Mass. San Francisco, Calif. : Open Content Alliance, 2012. Scanned as part of the Boston Library Consortium OCA Digitization Project by the UMass Amherst Libraries. Available in DjVu, PDF, black & white PDF, Flipbook, and .txt formats.

Other Format:

Print version: To read or not to read.

OCLC:

828868759