Interviewing Children About Their Literacy Experiences

Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress's (NAEP's) Integrated Reading Performance Record at Grade 4. This report, centered on the reading practices of fourth-grade children, is NAEP's most in-depth survey of what & how students read. Contents: reading habits & practices (writing in response to reading, sources of reading materials, etc.); fourth-graders' classroom work in reading; a window into students' literacy development (role of the library, interviewing as an assessment tool, etc.); Appendixes (integrated reading performance record interview guide; procedures & methods).