Average Reading and Writing Scores by Frequency of Reading for Fun
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Average reading score, grade 12 in 20051 | Average writing score, grade 12 in 20022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Almost every day | 302 | 165 |
| Once or twice a week | 292 | 154 |
| Once or twice a month | 285 | 149 |
| Never or hardly ever | 274 | 136 |
1. Reading scores range from 0 to 500.
2. Writing scores range from 0 to 300.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, To Read or Not To Read: A Question of National Consequence, November 2007.
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