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A study among 5,780 public school students in Rudersdal Municipality maps out what matters in terms of developing or diminishing the joy of reading.

New study: Parents play a crucial role in children's reading

Simon Skov Fougt, associate professor at the National Center for School Research, has conducted a systematic study over the past year on the joy and desire to read among all public school students in Rudersdal Municipality's kindergarten through ninth grade. Foto: Jens Dresling
Simon Skov Fougt, associate professor at the National Center for School Research, has conducted a systematic study over the past year on the joy and desire to read among all public school students in Rudersdal Municipality's kindergarten through ninth grade. Foto: Jens Dresling
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Parents’ role as reading role models cannot be understated. They should be equipped to read to and with their children from the moment the children are born.

This is one of the very clear recommendations in a new systematic study of reading enthusiasm and love of reading among 5,780 elementary school students in Rudersdal Municipality from kindergarten through ninth grade and their parents.

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