PIRLS 2026: Parent/Guardian questionnaire
Your child's class has been selected to participate in the international study PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study). The study assesses children’s reading achievement in grade 4. The Parent/Guardian Questionnaire is an important supplement to your child's responses in PIRLS. Here you find important information and link to the questionnaire.
About the international study PIRLS
This spring, the reading assessment and questionnaire will be evaluated in a field study, and in the spring of 2026, the main study will be carried out. Your child's class will participate in the field study in the spring of 2025.
About the Parent/Guardian Questionnaire
The Parent/Guardian Questionnaire is an important supplement to your child's responses in PIRLS. We therefore kindly ask that you to complete it. The questionnaire provides valuable insights into your child's early reading development, your shared reading activities, and your experiences with different aspects of your child's schooling.
The information we collect will be highly valuable in understanding how children learn to read and will help improve reading instruction for all children. We encourage you to answer as many questions as you can. There are no right or wrong answers. You may skip any questions that you do not wish to answer to or feel unable to respond to.
The questionnaire takes about 30 minutes to complete. We appreciate your time and effort and thank you for your contribution.
How to fill in the questionnaire
or scan the QR code:
- Your login information (username and password) was provided in the letter you received from the school.
- It is possible to log-in several times, your answers will be saved while you fill them in.
- Once you have completed the questionnaire, click "Submit" after the last question to submit your answers.
- Respond to the questionnaire by 21 March 2025.
Contact details
Feel free to contact us at pirls@skolverket.se
If you have questions about PIRLS or read more
PIRLS homepage
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The processing of personal data in PIRLS
No data will be published that would allow the identification of individuals or the selected school. The personal data which the National Agency for Education collects about your child in PIRLS will be processed in a manner that is in line with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, and the national data protection law (SFS 2018:218). Sweden participates in PIRLS to be able to assess Swedish schools over time. It is the Swedish National Agency for Education's task to carry out the study and the Swedish National Agency for Education is responsible for personal data. All personal data will be deleted when the study is completed.
The National Agency for Education does not disclose the school's name or any other personal data to other parties with reference to Chapter 24, 8 § of the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (2009:400). This means that everyone working with the PIRLS study follows the rules on secrecy of action and confidentiality. For more information in Swedish about how the Swedish National Agency for Education process personal data in PIRLS: Skolverkets hantering av personuppgifter - Skolverket
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