What is the level of reading habits of 4th grade students of elementary school

This study investigates the reading habits of 4th grade primary school students of the 2015 – 2016 education year randomly chosen from primary schools in the European district of İstanbul. The effects of gender differences, educational level of parents and the family's socio-economic structure on the reading habits of 806 students is analysed in the research. The outcome of the research can be summarized as follows: Female students tend to read more than their male counterparts. The effect of the mothers' level of education on the reading habits ishigher than the fathers' .The level of reading rises with the level of family income. However there are no significant differences in the level of reading between central state and private school students. Additionally, while investigating with regard to number of student's brother and/ or sister the reading habits significiantly differ. Keywords: Maternal education level, reading phases, reading habit, quiet reading, family income level