Educated Parents Read More to Their Children
by Steven Davies on Jun 17, 2013 | Views: 108 | Score: 0
| 1 | |
|---|---|
| Less than high school | 19.2 |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 19.7 |
| Vocational/technical education or some college | 20.8 |
| Bachelor's degree | 21.1 |
| Graduate or professional school | 22.5 |
Parents' highest education level
Mean daily reading time (minutes)
Sources:
nces.ed.gov
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Parents with more education tend read more to their children (age 3-6 not in kindergarten) than those with less education. Americans who attended graduate or professional school read an average of 3.3 minutes longer per day to their children than parents with less than a high school education.