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ERIC Number: EJ1418332
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
EISSN: EISSN-1940-6487
Free Books to Close the Reading Achievement Gap
Richard L. Allington
Phi Delta Kappan, v105 n7 p48-51 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 largely explains summer reading loss. Allington and his colleagues completed two large-scale studies assessing the impact of giving free books of their choice to students from low-income families for them to read over the summer. After three years of summer books, the children gained almost a year in reading achievement compared to the students who did not receive books. The summer books project cost far less than a summer school program and produced greater achievement gains than having low-income children attend summer school programs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida; Tennessee
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