The  Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Report^TM: Fifth Edition is out and the results are summarized by Valerie Strauss of THE WASHINGTON POST. Included is a piece by Lois Bridges (2nd half of the article) that puts it all in context.  To read the article click on the link below.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/03/09/how-to-get-kids-to-read-independently/

My thanks to Chris the Story Reading Ape’s Blog for posting this and bringing it to my attention.