Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (pirls)

6. CONTACT INFORMATION 
For content information on PIRLS, contact: 
Sheila Thompson 
Phone: [phone] 
E-mail: 
[e-mail] 
Mailing Address 
National Center for Education Statistics 
Institute of Education Sciences 
Potomac Center Plaza 
550 12th Street, SW 
Washington, DC 20202 
7. METHODOLOGY AND EVALUATION 
REPORTS 
Most of the technical documentation for PIRLS is published 
by the International Study Center at Boston College. The 
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for 
Education Statistics, is the source of several additional 
references listed below; these publications are indicated by 
an NCES number
. 
General 
Kennedy, A.M., Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., and Trong, 
K.L. (2007). 
PIRLS
2006
Encyclopedia:
A Guide
to
Reading
Education
in
the
Forty
PIRLS
2006
Countries
. Boston College, International Study Center. 
Chestnut Hill, MA. 
https://timssandpirls.bc.edu/pirls2006/encyclopedia.ht 
ml
. 
Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Kennedy, A.M., and Flaherty, 
C.L. (2002). 
PIRLS
2001
Encyclopedia:
A
Reference 
Guide
to Reading
Education
in the Countries
Participating
in IEA
’s
Progress in International 
Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). 
Boston College, 
International Study Center. Chestnut Hill, MA. 
https://timss.bc.edu/pirls2001i/PIRLS2001_Pubs_ER. 
html
. 
Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Kennedy, A.M., and Foy, P. 
(2007). 
PIRLS 2006 International Report: IEA’s
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study in 
Primary Schools in 40 Countries
. Boston College, 
International Study Center. Chestnut Hill, MA. 
https://timssandpirls.bc.edu/pirls2006/intl_rpt.html
. 
Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., Minnich, C.A., Drucker, K.T., 
& Ragan, M.A. (Eds.). (2012). 
PIRLS 2011 
Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in 
Reading, Volumes 1 and 2. 
Boston College, 
International Study Center. Chestnut Hill, MA. 
https://timssandpirls.bc.edu/pirls2011/encyclopedia-
pirls.html
.