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Direct linkRichard L. Allington – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
Richard Allington reviews the nature of the reading achievement gap between students from low-income and high-income families, concluding that the limited access to children's books experienced by children from low-income families lies at the base of the problem. The fact that children from low-income families lose reading achievement every summer…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Achievement Gap, Childrens Literature, Books
