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Time spent on language arts instruction

 Grade 4
Grade 8

As part of the 2007 reading assessment, teachers of fourth-graders were asked about the amount of time they spent on language arts instruction per week. The full text of the question and the percentage of students whose teachers responded within each category are below.

About how much time in total do you spend with this class on language arts instruction in a typical week? Language arts refers to reading, writing, literature, and related topics.

A. Less than 3 hours
B. 3–4.9 hours
C. 5–6.9 hours
D. 7–9.9 hours
E. 10 or more hours

  Percentage of students
Jurisdiction Less than 3 hours 3–4.9 hours 5–6.9 hours 7–9.9 hours 10 hours or more
Nation 3 7 13 29 47
Large central city 3 7 10 23 57
Atlanta 9 16 26 23 26
Austin 5 5 8 22 61
Boston 1 3 9 24 62
Charlotte 2 9 16 22 50
Chicago 3 10 6 16 65
Cleveland 3 2 10 36 50
District of Columbia 4 7 15 26 48
Houston 7 5 16 34 39
Los Angeles 2 11 3 8 75
New York City 2 4 8 29 57
San Diego 1 10 4 13 71

Check for Statistical Significance

To further analyze these data, test for significance between categories, or see corresponding average scores, view the complete data for the nation and districts or large central cities. Click on the "Find Out" button in the NAEP Data Explorer to check for statistical significance. To learn about using the NAEP Data Explorer, view the NAEP Data Explorer tutorial.

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# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Trial Urban District Reading Assessment.

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