giving back • tips for giving back
by Melissa Northway on August 17th, 2012 | No Comments »
According to research in Bridges to Literacy by David K. Dickenson, the home environment – specifically the reading material that is readily available – is a stronger predictor of later academic achievement than socioeconomic status. Let’s compare the statistics. Research shows that children from high-income communities have 199.1 books per …
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mom • education • parenting • education
by Melissa Northway on August 28th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Reading—When it comes to illiteracy, it seems hard to believe that in low-income communities there is one book for every 300 children. In these low-income families and communities, price is the #1 barrier to book ownership. The social ramifications of this reality affect all of us. Studies have shown…
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Reading: Ways to Overcome Illiteracy One Book at a Time
