The statistic shows data on share of parents who read aloud to their child 5-7 days a week in the United States in 2018, by child's age. According to the source, 52 percent of parents with a child under the age of two read to their child aloud five to seven times a week.
Share of parents who say their child is read aloud to at home 5-7 days a week in the United States in 2018, by child's age
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Scholastic Inc.. (January 28, 2019). Share of parents who say their child is read aloud to at home 5-7 days a week in the United States in 2018, by child's age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/669693/parents-book-number-read-aloud/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Scholastic Inc.. "Share of parents who say their child is read aloud to at home 5-7 days a week in the United States in 2018, by child's age." Chart. January 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/669693/parents-book-number-read-aloud/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Scholastic Inc.. (2019). Share of parents who say their child is read aloud to at home 5-7 days a week in the United States in 2018, by child's age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/669693/parents-book-number-read-aloud/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Scholastic Inc.. "Share of Parents Who Say Their Child Is Read Aloud to at Home 5-7 Days a Week in The United States in 2018, by Child's Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/669693/parents-book-number-read-aloud/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Scholastic Inc., Share of parents who say their child is read aloud to at home 5-7 days a week in the United States in 2018, by child's age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/669693/parents-book-number-read-aloud/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 16, 2025)
Share of parents who say their child is read aloud to at home 5-7 days a week in the United States in 2018, by child's age [Graph], Scholastic Inc., January 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/669693/parents-book-number-read-aloud/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
