Study links book giveaways to literacy gains
By Sarah D. Sparks/Education Week
Students in poverty who receive regular shipments of books and other reading materials show positive effects on reading performance on standardized and other reading tests, as well as motivation towards and attitudes about reading, according to a new analysis by Learning Point Associates, an affiliate of the American Institutes for Research. Yet how and whether book programs actually improve student reading remains up for grabs. (more…)
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