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Publication Date: 2010
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Children and Adolescents from Poverty and Reading Development: A Research Review
Bhattacharya, Alpana
Reading & Writing Quarterly, v26 n2 p115-139 2010
This article reviews the relationship between poverty and reading achievement in America's schools. It then discusses how to advance the reading proficiencies of students from economically impoverished homes. It gives particular emphasis to school-home partnerships and sociocultural literacy practices.
Descriptors: Poverty, Reading Achievement, Parent School Relationship, Children, Adolescents, Reading Skills, Literature Reviews, Disadvantaged Youth, Cultural Influences, Social Influences, Family School Relationship, Family Environment, Family Literacy
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