What Kids Are Reading: 10th Anniversary
Edition includes most-read fiction and nonfiction titles by grade level,
using data from 9.4 million K–12 students who read 323 million books
and articles during the 2016–2017 school year. The report also features a
list of number-one books for the past 10 years for grades 1–12,
offering deeper insights into the variation in difficulty and interest
level of top titles during this period.
Researchers at Renaissance produce the report by analyzing the data and reading habits from the Renaissance Accelerated Reader®
platform. What Kids Are Reading delivers a snapshot of the most popular
reads in each state and nationally, as well as reading achievement and
improvement scores by grade. This year, the report also includes a list
of students’ highest-rated book picks in each grade as well as top
educator picks for different age groups.
“Over the past decade, What Kids Are Reading
has played a significant role in providing educators and parents with
essential information about students’ reading habits,” says Eric
Stickney, director of educational research at Renaissance. “For
instance, we understand how the characteristics of reading practice
differ for struggling readers who close achievement gaps versus those
who do not, and how reading practice impacts vocabulary exposure.”
Key findings from the 2018 report:
- Struggling readers who dedicated at least 15 minutes per day to reading practice were able to reduce the achievement gap. Struggling readers who read for 30 minutes or more grew even more, increasing by an average of 15 percentile points during the year.
- Over the last 10 years, the typical student’s reading journey was likely to begin with iconic Dr. Seuss books in first grade, progress to the popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by third grade, advance to The Hunger Games in middle school, and top off with Shakespeare in high school.
- Students’ nonfiction reading peaks around grades 4 and 5. According to Renaissance’s data, nonfiction reading has grown about 10 percent or less nationwide since the school year prior to the National Governors Association’s release of new, challenging academic standards in 2010, which stressed the importance of reading varied texts.
- In 2018, Green Eggs and Ham is still a favorite among K–2 students; Diary of a Wimpy Kid books remain quite popular in grades 3–6; The Giver and The Outsiders take the two top spots in grades 7–8; and literary classics like To Kill a Mockingbird, The Crucible, and Of Mice and Men are among the most-read titles in high school.
To download the full report and view top books by state and grade: http://www.renaissance.com/wkar.
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