Study Raises Questions About Reading Program in US (2/2) 

The report examined the effects of Reading First grants in seventeen school districts across twelve states and one statewide program. The findings are for two thousand four to two thousand six. A final report with an additional year of research is expected early next year.

Another new report listed the books read most often last year by students in American schools. The Renaissance Learning company based the report on its reading programs used in many schools. Students read books and then take computer quizzes to see if they understood them. There are tests for more than one hundred fifteen thousand books.

The book read most often by first graders was "Green Eggs and Ham" by Doctor Seuss. In fourth grade the top book was, not surprisingly, "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" by Judy Blume.

Three of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books were among the top ten in grades nine through twelve. But the book read most often was "To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Others included John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," "A Child Called 'It'" by Dave Pelzer and "Holes" by Louis Sachar. Also in the top ten were "Night" by Elie Wiesel, "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton and "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer. 

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报告检查了“阅读为先”在获准实行的12个州的17个学区以及一个全国项目的效果。研究反映了2004年到2006年的情况。最终报告以及一项附加的年度研究预计在明年早些时候发布。

另一个新报告列出了去年美国学校的学生们最常阅读的书籍。“复兴学习”公司是根据一个在许多学校都实行的读书计划做的这个报告。学生们阅读书籍，然后通过回答电脑上的测验题来检验自己是否理解了文章内容。有超过11.5万本书籍拥有这样的测验题。

苏斯博士的《绿鸡蛋与火腿》是一年级学生最常阅读的书。茱迪•布鲁姆的《四年级没有故事的故事》理所当然的成为了四年级最受欢迎的书。

J.K.罗琳的三本哈利•波特系列书被列入十大最受9到12年级学生欢迎的书。不过，排名第一的是哈泼•李的《杀死一只知更鸟》。其他的还包括：约翰•斯坦贝克的《人鼠之间》、戴夫•佩尔泽的《它，一个男孩子的名字》以及路易斯•萨克的《别有洞天》。此外，埃利•维瑟尔的《夜》、S.E. Hinton的《局外人》还有斯蒂芬妮•梅耶的《黄昏》也榜上有名.

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