Supporting Research
Reading Is Fundamental’s (RIF’s) programmatic approach on instilling the joy of reading is grounded in research about the importance of reading engagement, motivation, and frequency in driving reading outcomes. Learn more by exploring the studies below.
Research that validates the RIF Model
- Book ownership and relation to enjoyment, reading frequency, and attitude towards reading: findings from the National Literacy Trust first annual survey.
Not only are young people who have books of their own more likely to read more frequently than their peers who don’t have their own books, but they are also more likely to read for longer stretches of time.
- Me and My Reading Profile: A Tool for Assessing Early Reading Motivation.
Recent investigations spanning from K-12 have revealed that motivation plays a unique and significant role in predicting reading proficiency. Link between reading motivation and reading comprehension.
- Link between reading motivation and reading comprehension.
Motivation to read tends to differ by gender—with girls motivated more positively to read than boys. It also differs by ethnicity, in more complex ways.
By looking at international achievement data across 27 countries, researchers determined that a home library is as important as parental education and twice as important as the father's occupation in predicting educational outcomes.
Children growing up in homes with many books get 3 years more schooling than children from bookless homes, independent of their parents’ education, occupation, and class.
RIF in action
Since 1966, we’ve partnered with educators, families, and literacy advocates to change the trajectory of the literacy crisis. Check out the latest from RIF.
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Our corporate partners of all sizes make a real difference in the very communities where their employees live and work. We align our partners’ business and philanthropic goals to build effective, integrated campaigns and programs. Here are just a few organizations we’re proud to call our partners.
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