Reading Reading First Students' Motivation to Read: 2004 Baseline Data

Abstract

One objective of Delaware’s Reading First Initiative is to increase students’ access to engaging reading materials. The Reading First evaluation plan calls for data on student reading motivation and reading behaviors to be collected in year 2 (2004-05) and year 4 (2006-07) of the project. These longitudinal data will permit a comparison between two cross-sections of the Reading First student population. This report contains 2004-05 baseline data on students’ motivation to read.