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Direct linkEntwisle, Doris R.; Alexander, Karl L.; Olson, Linda S. – Sociology of Education, 2007
In trying to understand the origin of gender differences favoring girls in reading skills, analysts have examined mainly the performance of students who are in the same grade, with samples pooled across socioeconomic status (SES). Using a longitudinal sample in Baltimore, where all students in a randomly selected panel are the same age and are…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Early Reading, Student Behavior, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedGamoran, Adam – Sociology of Education, 1986
Reviews research findings on ability grouping. Attempts to document the mechanisms through which stratification in schools influences student achievement, focusing on within-classroom ability grouping in 12 first grade classes. Results indicate that grouping has no direct effect on reading achievement by the end of the year. (JDH)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Early Reading
