A Comparison Study of the Developmental Trends of Korean and American Elementary Schoolers' Reading Attitude Yoon, Jun-chaeThis comparison study investigated the developmental trends of Korean and American elementary students' attitude toward reading. Results from the study documented that Korean elementary schoolers' reading attitude is higher than that of American elementary schoolers, across their grades and gender. However, the gap between them decreased as they pass through the elementary grade. Another results showed that Korean elementary schoolers' attitude toward recreational reading is higher than that of American elementary schoolers, across their grades and gender. For the female high graders, however, the gap disappeared. For attitude toward academic reading, Korean students have higher achievement than American ones. The difference between them was consistent across their grades. A possible explanation for them might be that initial difference in their reading ability, and changes in their reading purpose and in their meaningful others' expectation on reading had an effect on their development of attitude toward reading.