Access to Books Key to Academic Achievement
Findings from a University of Nevada research study reinforce the importance of providing access to books in order to increase children's academic achievement.
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RENO, Nev. - Whether rich or poor, residents of the United States or China, illiterate or college graduates, parents who have books in the home increase the level of education their children will attain, according to a 20-year study lead by Mariah Evans, University of Nevada, Reno associate professor of...
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Lisa
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May 25, 2010 06:24PM
It is also important for students to have parents that can read the books to them!! I work in a largely hispanic school and teachers just don't understand why the biligual children often do not progress as quickly as the other students. Many of these bilingual students do not have parents at home that speak or read English. It is so important for these students to have good role models at school so that they are progressing at the standards the state has set for each grade level.
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