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New Zealand Students’ Engagement with the PIRLS 2006 Reading Passages

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This paper summarises the findings from an ‘enjoyment’ survey administered to approximately 6300 New Zealand Grade 4 (Year 5) children. The research investigated whether or not the students engaged with the PIRLS 2006 reading passages, why they liked them, and whether their engagement related to their reading achievement as measured by PIRLS.

Author(s): Megan Chamberlain and Robyn Caygill

Date Published: November 2008

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