With the exception of attendance, opportunities to develop skills and abilities in non-fiction writing is the “number-one factor” associated with improved test scores. (Reeves, 2002)

Non-fiction writing is the most widely read genre in the world. (Kamil & Lane, 1997).

Studies have shown that academic achievement in a range of subjects and fields relies heavily on informational reading and writing. (Duke, 2004)

Elementary school children of both genders (not just boys) will choose to read nonfiction over stories nearly half the time, a finding that surprises many teachers (Kletzien & Szabo, 1998)